Edit: As I've seen this question repeatedly, you need a VR headset. Specifically the Vive until Oculus Touch arrives assuming dev support for the Touch controllers.

At a $30 price point for the time I spent in the game I would be hesitant to recommend this right out, but I think that the quality of the game and the polish I felt while playing it I would definitely suggest giving this a shot. Don't go into this thinking it will be like the old school point and click adventures as the puzzles are generally nonexistant and you rarely interact directly with any characters. Go into this for the feeling of adventure.

Pros:
-Looks and sounds beautiful
-Great acting
-Movement system pretty intuitive and with no motion sickness
-Interacting with everything feels great
-Feels like I'm in a movie

♥♥♥♥:
-Short, very short. Short enough that I am concerned about the price point.
-Shooting flares was somehow the hardest thing I had to do in the game
-Very subjective, but I wanted significantly more puzzles than I got.

+ Phenomenal story / artstyle / voice acting / music
+ Dark, gritty atmosphere
+ Perfect balance of puzzles / no leaps of logic nonsense
+ System Shock 2 style audio logs
+ Silent protagnist
+ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Flare Guns
+ Teleport / Chaperon kept the walls at bay
+ Fully baked product that's worth every penny
+ / - Walking on inclines will move camera up / down
- Turning in teleport mode is flakey
- Physics based actions (e.g. putting stuff on tables) are flakey

Call of the Starseed is a bold first step into a new way of telling stories. This isn't just a game. It's not just an interactive movie. This is something new, that cannot be experience outside of VR. This envoked in me emotions of awe / wonder / curiosty to an extent I can't compare to anything else. The massive scale during some sequences left my jaw wide open. The tracked controllers played a pivital role in bringing me into the experience.

This should, without question, be on the top of your VR list.

I *love* what this game is so far! So I really, really don't want to give it a negative review, but I have to be honest.

My co-worker owns a Vive, and I didn't recommend he buy this because it's just so short for such a high price. So if I'm telling somebody I know not to buy this, despite how good it is, I really don't feel like I should rate it any differently on Steam.

The only problem is just that it's just so very, very short for such a high price. If that doesn't bother you, or if you want to support the developers and feel more like "donating" than "buying", then I encourage you to pay the price so that the developers can create more of this game. Just keep in mind that there is roughly 90 minutes of actual gameplay.

So good, too short.

This is the theme song of all my favorite games on the HTC Vive.

This is 'episode 1' so I know that more is in the works.. which makes me super excited!

The play is very well tuned, albeit short. And the end cut scene lasts forever... But I would buy it again in a heatbeat!

Controls work great and voice acting is superb. I found it to be a better 'myst style' puzzle game than Oblivion out the gates but it is also quite short. It's only really a series of 3-4 puzzles.. I don't remember because I just blew through them so quick

I took a chance and purchased Call of the Starseed, even though it seemed a bit pricey for the reported length. I played it for longer than a couple of hours and spent a lot of time searching for things and completing some of the achievements. The inventory system is easily the best I've seen so far in VR, the camera repositioning/blink system is incredibly good (if slightly confusing at first and a little wiggy on inclines), and the graphics are very good at highest settings for a first-generation title.

Having that said, I am a 30-year-old gamer and have been an ardent comic book, fantasy, and sci-fi geek my entire life. And what I experienced tonight in Call of the Starseed reduced me to tears when I finished the game. When the credits finished and the game closed out, I took off the headset and sat in the dark, openly weeping with happiness.

I won't spoil it for any of you, but the experience was equivalent to being a child and seeing Stargate for the first time, at the moment when Jackson first sees the Stargate activate and walks through it. Or the first time you saw The Goonies and they found the bottom of the Wishing Well. Or like the first time you played Myst and were swept away by the fantasy of discovering the secrets of the ages. The elation and fear of the unknown, and the sense of impending adventure... it came crashing down on me so suddenly and overwhelmingly that I completely lost my sense of self.

For people the need a TL;DR:

PROS:
- *Excellent* presentation
- Detailed environments
- Interesting puzzles
- Voice acting, audio, and music are splendid
- Inventory and blink movement systems are easily among the best in VR to-date
- Achievements!
- The beginnings of what promises to be an excellent and engaging story
- No motion sickness during moving bits (Elevators, etc.)

♥♥♥♥:
- Hand tracking will (very rarely) spaz out for a half-second
- Blink movement will sometimes wig out on inclines or too close to walls, which can be disorienting
- Short length, if you're rushing through it. (I recommend taking your time)
- Pricey for the length, but it's VERY polished for a first generation title
- Physics for loose, thrown, or falling items can sometimes be a little wonky.
- Graphically intensive. Ran perfectly on 980ti at highest settings, might need to go lower with other GPUs
- Accidentally forgot my in-game hands weren't real and punched myself in the face with the Vive controller while reaching for my backpack

TL;DR: The first title I've played for the Vive that truly made me forget about reality and engaged me on such a deep level that it stirred profound emotions and reminded me why I love gaming. Absolutely worth your time and money, full price.

Summary:

+ Very polished, beautiful graphics
+ Nice and fluent user interface
+ Quite atmospheric
- Way too short
- Negligable content
- Generic story

"When I finished this game and put off my headset, it was the first time I left VR with an undeniable feeling of disappointment."

I'll start my review with the most obvious and outstanding positive aspect this game has to offer: It's visuals and atmosphere. You won't encounter the best graphics a PC game has ever offered, but perhaps the best so far incorporated into a VR experience. To stroll around in this environment is a nice pastime in itself, and I really recommend to do so if you want to squeeze some play time out of this game.

This positive impression is even intensified by the relatively large number of interactive objects placed all over the area. Admittedly, most of these items do not allow much more than to grab and view them before you have to put them back or throw them away, others even can just be pushed around. However, in my opinion non-interactive decoration is especially disappointing in VR, so I really approve of this level of detail.

The second big plus of this game is its fluent user interface. The backpack inventory works well and just looks great. Picking up, using and combining items mostly worked like a charm.

If you want a decent example of what is currently possible in the visual department of VR, don't expect more and just have the money, don't read any further and just open your pocket. I suppose in this case your rig also contains at least a GTX 980, which I would more than recommend for this game.

If it is the label "VR puzzle adventure" that caught your attention - like it was for me - then you better prepare for a disappointment that reaches from slight to huge, depending on your expectations. Either Cloudhead Games put a disproportionate strong focus on visuals right from the start, or they just ran out of time, budget or both, and didn't manage to add a decent amount of puzzles and story elements. Taking into account the large number of absolutely useless (in the sense of unused) clues littered all over the walls, I'd vote for the latter.

To put this into numbers: The whole game contains not more than four puzzles that are halfways worthy to be named as such. This is even less than the number of stages or levels, and consequently there are stages without any puzzle at all. Well, if you need a map to navigate from your living room to your kitchen and perceive this endeavor as challenging, your counter might go as high as half a dozen puzzles. To put this lack of content into other words: If you watched the video and screenshots on top of this page, you didn't see a teaser but literally every single relevant scene of the game.

When it comes to the story, there is not much to say, as there is not much story. It is not particularly bad or good, it is just generic. You'll encounter stereotypic video game story elements as the crazy scientist, the alien artefact, the guys that litter the environment with short audio snippets (for whatever reasons, probably because they are just carrying too many audio tapes with them), the sewers (big plus, I love sewers), and some nondescript bad guy. As the story starts to unfold, the game unfortunately ends.

Conclusion: Cloudhead Games put a lot of effort and budget into the visual appearance of this game - with success. Unfortunately they forgot to divert some resources into the creation of a sufficient amount of puzzles so the game could be called a puzzler. Most browser escape games offer more and more challenging puzzles. If you decide to give this game a try, do it slowly. Take your time, enjoy the environment and then even slow down more. If you start to rush, you'll ecounter the credits in less than an hour.

Just an an amazing, polished game. I'm 47 and got goosebumps playing this. I've been waiting 20 years for this game. This is what VR should be like. How the hell these guys set such a high benchmarks on what was really an emerging system is incredible. The story, acting, graphics, sound scape, immersion are outstanding. The in-game user interface, the backpack system all so clever and well thought out. Everything works. It's easy to get stuck on the beach but really after you solve it you see it was pretty simple. I just love everything about this game, it is short but it is so high on quality I don't really care. I hope Valve have their eyes on these guys for HL3 VR. Becuase you can easily see how they could pull that off after this work. I'm just glad I only just got it, I have a short wait for chapter 2!

Thanks Couldhead for fullfilling my teenage dreams of future tech.

Get it! Get it now!

I can't recommend this for the price - even on sale. It's incredibly short and boring. You get a whole bunch of items that you only ever use once, such as the flare gun, which you use to shoot a couple targets at the beginning of the game and never take it out again. There are only a few puzzles and they aren't very engaging (and puzzles are the extent of the gameplay). You find notes and tape recordings around the level that are entirely useless and bring no substance to the story. The voice acting from the only other visible character is acceptable, but the dialogue isn't well written and, again, has no substance. There are some missing features and annoying bugs that have not been fixed and likely never will. You cannot switch to movement via the stick, only teleportation (which is fairly well implemented). During the ending sequence and credits, my right controller started vibrating endlessly. Throwing objects is somewhat difficult, and some items float around as if in low gravity when dropped.

It took me less than two hours to complete. This includes the tutorial (which I went through twice), the super slow scrolling credits (which was apparently bugged and never actually ended the game, wasting time), and being idle on the menu while eating. I would guess it had no more than an hour of actual gameplay. No joke, the entire game is shown in the trailer. The second half is THE ending "cinematic" that plays after you beat the final puzzle.

I know this review is harsh, and I don't mean to hurt the developers. I have no doubt they put a lot of time and effort into making the core mechanics... but the game lacks content in a huge way. I have not played the second episode yet, but I think it would have been better off as a free content update for episode 1.

Also, I didn't know about the somewhat hidden option to launch the game specifically for Oculus headsets, which can be found by right clicking the game in your library. I would suggest a tip in-game, as it doesn't appear when you launch the game in SteamVR.

The game is pretty, and it really showcases how VR can be used to tell good stories with new and interesting mechanics. Unfortunately it costs $30 for a single episode, and it's just not worth the cost.

I support VR development, and I understand there is an "Early adopters" tax being pushed on us at the moment... But this just feels like a ripoff realistically.

This is probably one of the best games I've ever played in my life. The perfect VR launch title. It beautifully showcases exactly how VR should be done and the story is incredible. Creates a level of immersion I've never experienced until now.

When I bought my VR headset, I searched for games on steam that I could play. The Gallery looked cool, so I was excited to try it.
Unfortunately, it left me quite disappointed. Mainly because after playing it, I can't even call this "a game". "Demo of a game" is more fitting.

The Gallery part 1 can be completed in less than two hours of casual play. And most of this time player will spend waiting for an NPC to finish talking and open a path forward. What's worse - those dialogues have little to no substance to them. No real story will be told until Part 2.
There are total of three puzzles in the whole "game", but only one of them is truely interesting and requires observing your surroundings and items in order to solve it.
Other than that, the gameplay consists of wandering around, grabbing random junk and throwing it at something in order to entertain yourself, listening to audiotapes and reading pieces of paper lying around.
On top of that, The Gallery has some performance issues. My PC is powerful enough to run moden AAA games at high framerates, yet this game, apparently, is too much. Fortunately, there are multisampling options in-game, to fix stuttering in the most un-optimized areas.

Pros:
+Nice graphics.
+Good atmosphere.
+Good music.

♥♥♥♥:
-Under 2 hours of casual gameplay.
-Only three puzzles in the entire game.
-Performance is not great at times.

I would ONLY recommend buying this on sale for 50-70% discount.

I am entirely OK with all VR being 80's Science Fiction come to life.

Reason to buy a Vive. If you like adventure games (Gabriel Knight, Kings Quest, Myst, etc) then prepare to never play one of those ever again. This is the future.

To short and simple. But i like the Story.

Would not pay full price.

Recieved 75% off first part and 65% off 2 episode.

The best VR game i have played. So immersive i felt as if i was Alex and i just started the most EPIC adventure. Great voice acting and story telling. The best thing i have done in gaming in along time. This is what i wanted from VR. i cant wait for ep2!!!!!! 10/10

首先这是我的通关攻略,觉得188贵可以先来看看游戏内容
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTY0MDA5MDQzMg==.html

作为目前最贵的VR游戏。《The Gallery》是一个慢节奏、叙事题材的冒险/益智类游戏。在游戏中，你将会扮演年轻的主人公Alex，你的目标是在一个荒凉的冰岛上找到你的姐姐。就游戏机制方面而言，这是一个简单的探险类的解谜游戏，没有包括任何的战斗场景，但是这款游戏最令人难忘的地方在于它所创造的沉浸式体验，能够让人感觉身临其境——尤其是其栩栩如生的配音，这些真实的细节无一不让我爱不释手。
《The Gallery: The Call of the Starseed》是一个很简短的解谜探索类游戏，它以叙事的结构为玩家带来令人难以置信的身临其境体验，引人入胜的游戏画面和情节也让人更加期待下一章节的到来。你会发现《The Gallery》是迄今为止最好的VR游戏，绝对会让你意犹未尽。让我们一起来期待后续章节吧！

This is the first VR game to offer a polished, coherent glimpse of the kinds of narrative experiences we can expect from this medium. I'm hooked and I can't wait for the next episode.

Where most VR games focus on a single mechanic or two, Starseed focuses on telling a story, and in doing so it manages to blend elements from walking simulators, puzzle games and classic adventure games without feeling scattered. There are a handful of clunky systems (interacting with objects could be unpredictable) most of their experiments pay off (I loved the backpack inventory in particular).

It was worth every penny of the $25 I spent on it, and I say that as someone with a tight games budget. I'm a little stunned at the negative reviews. Someday when the kinds of experiences it offers are more common that price may feel steep, but for now this is a rare treat and I strongly recommend it.

Über das Spiel:
The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed ist ein Adventure Spiel welches aus der Ego Perspektive gespielt wird.
Für mich als alter Adventure Fan, welcher mit Spielen wie Myst,ManiacMansion oder Day of the Tentacle gross geworden bin, war diese VR Erfahrung zwar neu aber absolut passend. In Ego Perspektive mit VR ein Spiel zu Spielen macht absolut Sinn. Es zwingt sich fast schon auf, dieses Genre auf die VR zu bringen, weil es sich einfach so natürlich und richtig anfühlt.

The Gallery ist ein Adventure und macht hier fast alles richtig.
Es ist eine gute Story, welche einen dazu bring das Spiel (Teil 1 ) bis zum Ende, mit viel Elan durchzuspielen.

Grafik:
Die Grafik ist im Verhätniss zu anderen VR Spielen welche ich bis zum heutigen Tag gespielt habe,
überdurchschnittlich gut.
Die Kantenglättung welche gut funktioniert trägt einen sehr grossen Teil dazu bei.
Die Levels sind sehr sorgfältig gestaltet und laden dazu ein gerne mal einen augenblick stehen zu bleiben um das Level zu bewundern.
Auf dem höchten Grafiklevel kommt meine GTX1080 an ihre Grenzen. Allerdings sehe ich auch bei etwas reduzierter Grafik keinerlei Unterschied.
Die Texturen sind leider nicht so hoch aufgelöst wie man es z.B aus "The LAB" kennt. Sie sind nicht schlecht könnten aber gene noch besser werden.
Die Engine funktioniert sehr gut und lässt viel Freiraum für tolle Funktionen welche im Spiel sehr gut umgesetzt wurden.
Das macht das Spiel Abwechslungsreich.

Steuerung:
Die Steuerung funktioniert in meinem Fall mit den HTC Controllern sehr gut.
In Adventure Spielen trägt man gerne mal so einiges an Material zusammen, welches man mitnehmen muss oder sollte.
Das Inventar wurde super gelöst. Man greift hinter sich und zieht einen Rucksack hervor in dem man so einiges hineinpacken kann. Auch das auswählen der Gegenstände zu deren Verwendung wurde sehr gut umgesetzt in dem man das gewünschte Teil aus dem Rucksack herrauszieht.
Riesen Pluspunk- Sehr innovativ!
Steckt man seinen Kopf in eine Richtung in die man nicht sollte. -Etwa durch eine Wand-
Wird dieses Verhalten durch eine unscharfe Sicht verhindert. Zudem wird man nach einigen wenigen Sekunden vom System wieder in eine Korrekte Position gebracht. - Clever
Grundsätzlich kann man sich im gegebenen Bereich frei bewegen und "beamt sich dann zum nächten gewünschten Ort.
Ganz genau wie bei Myst, nur um einiges flexibler.

Sound:
Der Sound (Stimmen) wurde Professionell aufgenommen und lassen einen so richtig in das Spiel Eintauchen.
Gänsehaut garantiert.

Spielspass:
Der Spielspass ist auf jeden Fall gegeben. Es ist KEINE Tech Demo welches hier als Spiel angeboten wird.
Es ist ein Storybasiertes Adventure Spiel welches das Adventure Fan Herz höher schlagen lässt.
Eine "kleine" Perle.
Ich für meinen Teil hatte sehr viel Spass mit dem erten Teil des Spiels.

Fazit:

Pro:
Grosser Spielspass und Spannung
Tolle Story
Sehr schöne Grafik
Gute Steuerung
Sehr innovatives Gameplay und Inventar



Kontra:
Die wenigen Speicherpunkte können einen schon nerven. Gespeichert wird nach jedem Abschnitt automatisch. Schafft man einen Abschnitt nicht an einem Stück, fängt man diesen von vorne an, Ich hatte gefühlte 5 Speicherpunkte. Das nervt.

Ein so Professionell aufgebautes Spiel sollte gerne auch mit weiteren Sprachen untertittelt werden oder gerne zu diesem Preis auch synchronisiert sein.
Sprachmuffel wie ich schaffen es aber trotzdem das Spiel durchzuspielen ;-)

Für jeden Adventure Fan oder diese die es noch werden wollen- EIN MUSS, sofern einen der Preis nicht abschreckt.
Der momentane Preis ohne Rabatt beträgt fast 25.-
Ich hatte mir viel Zeit beim Spielen gelassen und brauchte 5 Stunden bis zum Ende.
Das Spiel kann aber locker in 2 Stunden durchgespielt werden.

Ich würde jederzeit wieder das Geld für den ersten Teil bezahlen, beim nächten Teil dürfte aber gerne etwas mehr Spielzeit dafür drin liegen.

Summary:

Pros
- Looks good
- Immersive
- Inventory system is fantastic

♥♥♥♥
- Cumbersome teleport mechanic compared to the teleport mechanic in other VR games
- Overpriced
- Short (1-2 hours)
- Puzzles and exploration are the main focus of the game, but the puzzles fall short

In Depth:
This game is very visual, it tries to look good, and succeeds most of the time. There are only a few moments in the game where I noticed poor-quality textures or mesh clipping. The textures could be due to the fact my GPU is the minimum recommended, so it's not a big deal for me. The game ran fine, no graphical lag, no crashes.

At the time of writing Call of the Starseed is probably one of the most graphically appealing vive reality games out, if you want to experience a nice looking game, this is your best bet, but don't expect the earth.

The main pro here, is that the game is quite immersive due to the way it looks and plays. Another main plus point is the inventory system, I think it sets the benchmark for every other future VR game. Hands down. It doesn’t break the immersion, it’s easy to use, I just wish I could put anything in there not just key items.

However, there are quite a few ♥♥♥♥.

The teleport navigation is bad, when so many games have done it so well, it makes me a little baffled to think what they must have done to make it so counter-intuitive. It’s like trying to drag a cat around. How you move your controller and where the teleportation target moves does not seem to be linked by any logic.

Picking stuff up is questionable. Quite often I found essential or interesting items impossible to pick up. In numerous circumstances the floor was lower than my own, meaning pressing my controller against the floor would leave the item an inch from reach. This is not a calibration issue, there are different heights in some of the in game floors. There also seems to be a bug when in which you are unable to pick anything up if holding the magnet gun. No matter what you try to pick up, a vacuum tube will teleport to your hand from the gun. In general that portion of the game was very frustrating. Tubes got stuck inside objects and are needed to complete the puzzle, placing your hands inside one tube and trying to pick it up would pull up another tube to the right of it. You could argue this could be a tracking issue.

The game is overpriced. It just is to me. I understand that a developer, or multiple developers worked hard on this and need to make a living, but for 95 minutes of gameplay, I paid £22.99. Which means I would be paying £15 per hour for something I didn’t even get 2 hours into. That 95 minutes includes credits and restarting areas several times due to item bugs. If the experience changed my life that would be no problem, but the game is 90% wandering and interacting and 10% puzzles. I only noticed 2 puzzles in the game, (ones that require you to think and work out the solution); both of which only took 5 minutes to complete. Which leaves this game drastically lacking in the gameplay department. Leaving the game a mostly interactive story experience, but for this beggining of an episodic story, there really isn’t much story to be had, and any tidbits you get are from listening to tapes. The final nail in the coffin for the overpriced status, is this game is Episode 1, that’s right, the game is episodic. I understand developers sometimes need to break up a game in order to fund the development process, but if people are not impressed they’re not going to buy the second part. By the time I finished the game, it felt like I had just paid for a lengthy demo. The end was visually spectacular, but that’s it.

To finish. I had fun, I played it to the end, would I recommend it? Yep. If you don’t mind the cost. Which may seem counter-intuitive to what I have been saying.
The fact is the faults of the game could be forgiven if the price was reasonable, and a reasonable price is subject to personal opinion. I will not be asking for a refund, for the following reason. I want the developers to take my money and spend it on the next one, use people’s suggestions to improve the game. I want to see a much longer episode, with more puzzles and more character interactions, but if it falls short again, I will get the episode refunded and wait until the game is a reasonable price.

Also, the people in the game seem really really small.

The game is well made technically and graphically.
But it's way too short.
I got it for free with the Vive, but it still feels like a demo, since I finished it in less than 2 hours.
For 5€ on sales you should get it, but 20€ is a bit much.

If you like this kind of games, you absolutely should get Obduction by the creator of Myst Riven Exile Uru.
Obduction is way way more impressive, with huge worlds, huge machinery, many things to solve, a lot of mistery.

This game offers a glimpse into the future of VR. Although it's short, it's the first title with a level of polish similar to that of a triple A production. The first half hour will be spent like you are on drugs with you staring at your virtual hands, repeatedly opening then closing them while giggling uncontrollably. The inventory and menu system alone is worth the price of admission. Everything in this world you can touch, pick up and interact with. The eye for detail is simply astonishing.

There's exploration, mystery, adventure, humor, puzzling and some tense moments. Call of the Starseed has got it all. The finale, the last half hour of the game, will without doubt provide enormous goosebumps. I've finished CotS in one sitting, took me about 3 hours and I'd say it was well worth the 30 EUR I paid for it. When I finally removed my HMD I just sat there wide eyed for a couple of minutes, dreaming of the astounding possibilities this perfect marriage of creativity and technology will enable going forwards. Episode 2 can't get here fast enough!

Before you guys rip my head off, please let me explain.
This game was released somewere around $35CDN if you didn't get it free with your VIVE.
Don't get me wrong. This "experience" was pretty neat and very well done however I just can't recommend it at the full retail price.
The story was nice and engaging, the acting was good. The grafx were amazing.
What shocked me was the length of the game "or lack of" and of course the fuse puzzle.
Everytime I tried manipulating the fuses they would fall through the panel then I'd try grabbing it and end up unplugging another one. I'm really surprised that they haven't developed a proper collision system for VR games yet. The game has literaly 3 puzzles. the rest of the game is audio tapes and minimal interactions with 2 characters.

I really wish STEAM had a MAYBE option.
I would be rather disapointed if I purchased this game at full price. luckily it was "free" with the Vive.
Maybe my expectations were too high with all the hype and promo.
Lets hope the sequal will be longer and reasonably priced

One of the best VR games to date, it is a VR adventure game done right, with fabulous visuals, room scale movement smoothly mixed with blink control for larger steps, and a great atmosphere. It is only the first part of a larger story, which leads to the first negative: it is a fairly short game. You'll likely spend more time just exploring the surroundings, but for a play-and-finish type, it isn't as long as it should be. The second negative, is that there aren't really that many puzzles. It's more about exploration and some minor manipulation, with only a handful of spots where you might have to think your way through to a solution (and there are generally clues scattered about to make it even easier).

Make no mistake, though: this is still a great VR experience, way ahead of most of the competition, released at the same time the headsets went commercial (more-or-less). Also, as part 1 of 4 (or 5?), it is hopefully setting up even better games to come...

WOW! This is why I bought a Vive! Full Immersion into a great story.

I would highly recommend this game to anyone who values the art of the medium that is video games. Is it a game where you shoot people's heads off and blow up building for hours? No. But the Gallery is incredibly well crafted, thought through, and engaging by its own merit.

More than any other vr game thus far, I was struck with mystery and wonder.

A must have for you VR library.

As far as the negative views because of the price: please remember that these guys aren't billion dollar production companies. Yes, the original price of $30 was pretty steep but I doubt these guys are pricing it that way just to screw us over or be greedy. They spent countless hours with a small team of creators (not a hundred of hired hands) and created something beautiful for us to enjoy. I don't think it's unreasonable to want something back for that effort (so that they can keep working on more products!). You won't find a good painting being sold for less than a $100, so why not support these artists with $30? I'm just so tired of people complaining about artist's high prices because they are comparing those prices to mass production goods. They can't compete with those prices! This is why good artists starve while we complain about "nothing good/original coming out." Invest in what you want to see more of. That's the only way they are going to be able to keep making good products.

Ok, rant over.

Good work guys!

Call of the Starseed ist der Beginn der inzwischen zwei Teile umfassenden Adventure-Reihe The Gallery. Bereits 2016 erschienen, gehört es zu den früheren VR-Titeln auf dem Markt. Doch wirklich anmerken tut man das dem Rätselspiel nicht.
Das Know-how beim Einsatz der Bewegungssteuerung (gespielt mit Oculus Touch) stimmt bei Einwickler Cloudhead Games jedenfalls. Die Rätsel sind nämlich zum Großteil nicht sonderlich komplex aufgebaut, doch stellen unsere Fingerfertigkeit und unsere Aufmerksamkeitsgabe durch VR-Mechaniken auf die Probe, die einfach Spaß machen. Elegant ist auch die Inventarumsetzung gelöst, denn durch einen Griff über die Schulter verstauen wir nicht nur gefundene Objekte, sondern ziehen auch unseren Rucksack ins Blickfeld, um auf bestimmte Utensilien zugreifen zu können. Die Texturen wirken zwar teilweise relativ schwammig, doch die Spielwelt ist dennoch stimmungsvoll und hübsch gestaltet. Einzig die Fortbewegung, die nur durch Teleport möglich ist, hat sich ein klein wenig schwerfällig angefühlt, weil die Schwarzblende nach einem Port gefühlt einen Tick zu lang war.
Aber worum geht es eigentlich? In Call of the Starseed spielen wir als eine junge Frau in den 80ern, die nach ihrer Zwillingsschwester sucht und dabei an einem geheimnisvollen Ort an der kanadischen Westküste gelandet ist. Assistiert von einem nicht so einfach einschätzbaren Professor rutschen wir in ein Abenteuer, das deutlich größere Ausmaße annimmt, als es anfangs erscheint. Auch wenn mich die Dialoge oder die optionalen Audiologs in Kassettenform nicht mit ihrer Raffinesse beeindruckt haben und mir die Charaktere noch relativ egal sind, bin ich doch gespannt, wie es in Episode 2 weitergeht. Denn der generelle Storyverlauf und die angeteasten Hinweise während der etwa zweistündigen Reise lassen doch einiges an Potenzial zu.
Schön waren auch die recht zahlreich vorkommenden interaktiven Objekte in der Spielwelt, auch abseits von rätselrelevanten Dingen. So kann man am nächtlichen Lagerfeuer Popcorn zu launigen 80er-Songs floppen (das andere Wort lässt Steam nicht zu..) oder Feuerwerk über die Küste steigen lassen. Das klingt erstmal nicht so spektakulär, aber wer die Vorzüge von VR kennt, wird wahrscheinlich verstehen, wie viel Spaß solche vermeintlich simple Dinge machen können. Gut zur geheimnisvollen Spielwelt passt zudem der cineastische Soundtrack von Jeremy Soule, der auch an Produktionen wie Skyrim, Guild Wars oder Icewind Dale beteiligt war.

Persönliches Rating: 75/100

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Maybe back in 2016 this would fly, but now it's just too short, too bland and completely unengaging.

It looks good enough (except the character model of the old guy) but the 'puzzles' are all solved for you through audiologs or written on objects in the game. It's just a slow simon says walking simulator. Play the second one, as the first one is completely not needed for either its gameplay or story.

Das ist mein erster Review überhaupt. Bei diesem Spiel und dem damit zusammenhängenden neuen Medium der virtuellen Realität komme ich nicht drumrum.

Ersteinmal ein Lob an die Entwickler! Was ihr da geschaffen habt, hat mich total in seinen Bann gezogen. Ich bin die 1,5h die ich für den ersten Lauf gebraucht habe komplett gefesselt gewesen und habe kaum an die reale Welt um mich herum gedacht. Ich hatte mich davor überhaupt nicht mit dem Spiel auseinander gesetzt, lediglich die düstere Stimmung war mir bekannt. Super Job! Ich hoffe, es geht weiter und ich kann die spannende Reise demnächst fortsetzen.

Die Story baut sich nach den ersten Schritten immer mehr auf, dass Gefühl in einem lebendigen Roman zu stecken wurde erstklassig umgesetzt. Durch das lesen von Texten und den Kasetten wird man immer mehr in die Welt gezogen. Der Spannungsbogen geht stetig nach oben.

Für ängstliche Spieler kann gesagt sein, dass hier ist kein Horrorspiel. Es entsteht an einigen Stellen eine Stimmung, die einem Horrospiel entsprechen könnte, aber ich hatte zu keinem Zeitpunkt wirklich große Angst oder habe mich erschrocken. Hier wurde bewusst auf "Jumpscares" verzichtet, wie es mir scheint. Gute Entscheidung!

Es fällt mir gerade auch schwer etwas negatives über das Spiel zu finden. Bis auf den Preis und die mit der Vive zusammenhängenden Pixeldichte, finde ich nichts. Ich kann das Spiel bedenkenlos für jeden frisch gebackenen Vive Besitzer empfehlen. Deie 28€ sind im Vergleich zur Spielzeit vom ersten Start bis zum Ende relativ hoch, jedoch nicht vergleichbar mit anderen Spielen, die einen 10h oder mehr Storymodus bieten. Für ein solch neues Medium und die neue Art und Weise eine Story zu erzählen ist es das meiner Meinung nach vollkommen wert!


To the DEVS, without spoiling to much: At one point in the game i had some indescribable sort of pain in my hand and my pulse went higher. Wow, what an immersive experience! Thank you!

I do not know how I can properly endorse this game. I guess I will start by saying, wow. This is by far the best experiance I have had in vr. I just relived every 80's adventure I have ever watched. It was amazing and I can not wait for another installment!

Одна и самый красивых и качественных игр на данный момент для VR, разработчики хорошо потрудились все сделано на высшем уровне текстуры, музыка, сюжет, концовка меня просто поразила, у игры большой потенциал и я с нетерпением жду следующих эпизодов.
Моя оценка 9/10
9 ставлю потому что игра очень короткая, контента в первом эпизоде на полтора - два часа, но оно стоит того!

Можно обсудить в нашем дискорде https://discord.gg/d6KpPk

Most of this episode is like the old goonies movie. but the end, let me tel you the end is so worth it, and you can load (play the tape) after you beat it once for others. It feels like you're literally in a high budget science fiction movie

Simply too short for the price. Over in an hour.

Extremely amazing.

Also, turns out I was playing on lowest settings all along (didn't change after upgrading graphics card) and yet it still looked amazing.

Highly recommend this.

Way too short for $20. I actually thought I finished an introduction to the game but no. It was the end of the game.

The controls in this game are terrible. There are no options for smooth locomotion and not even an option to rotate you view with the controller (like just pushing the analog stick to rotate like in most other games). It was just completely unplayable for me on Index controllers.

So this review is based just on the controls but definitely can't recommend this. Dev's have been aware of this issue for a long long time, it's even listed in the FAQ as something that they will look at, but they never have, an assume by now they never will... Don't buy this.

30 minutes in : Hey this seems quite good. Nice atmosphere and puzzels.
45 minutes in : Ok, gliched into a wall and had to restart. Story has not really opened up yet.
60 minutes in : There´s some (probably) interesting scribbles on the wall here, but it glitches out if I look straight at it. Also, the pieces of this puzzle doesn´t really fit toghether, but its solved anyway. Was this an early access?
80 minutes in : Ok now something happened! I guess that earlier part was the prologue. Let´s see what this game is made of.
84 minutes in : Game ends.
90 minutes in : My face is still angry and confused. 20e for a prologue? Is part two the tutorial? This is some EA class stuff this is.

I picked up this game after hearing about it containing "the best inventory-system VR, likely to set the standard for future titles", and I must say that I'm in agreement; although there's much more to this title than a satisfying way to manage what you're carrying.

This is an incredibly atmospheric game with intuitive controls and really good use of controller feedback throughout - everyone who's played this will agree that shooting off fireworks by the beach at the start feels amazing - and the set design is wonderful.

I completed this game over 3 play-sessions (although if you're going into this then I would recommend setting aside 2 1hr play-sessions for this to complete it), which in hindsight seems like a good length for an episode of a game. That said, at £14.99 I am very much hoping that subsequent chapters are £1.99 each otherwise I will feel a bit hard-done by after forking out this much for a 2hr experience.

Can definitely recommend, though - particularly to those that love puzzling and exploring. This game has poised itself to be the gold standard for VR puzzling, and I'm now looking forward to playing the next, and picking up Obduction too, whilst I'm at it!

I don't have a huge amount of time in VR. Infact I have own my vive for just a few days. The price was 600, and the investment in a new computer and a new monitor (because why not?) cost me around 4 grand. While the vive alone is an incredible product that has proven itself worth the investment, this game is the pinnacle of what I wanted from the vive. A game that is so imersive, so beatiful that you just get lost in it. I almost cried at the end of this game because it took me so far from the realm of reality. Incredible game, not your typical shooter action packed thing, but a new and different reality with a story. Absolutley incredible.

Do you ever watch a sci-fi or adventure movie, or read a book of the same genre, and something unbelieveable happens that makes your jaw drop? Something not short of magical? Have you ever wanted to experience that magic firsthand? Buy this game.

The game is really well put together and is one of the most compelling experiences on the Vive so far.

But I simply cannot recommend the game based on the amount of content in the game. It took me a fair amount of time to solve the couple of (actually very simple) puzzles that are there, the time taken mostly by not noticing visual clues which lead to the solution of the puzzle. But even with this relatively slow problem solving the whole game lasted 90mins. Its like a single level of a game.

I fully understand the tiny market the developers are dealing with here and they would like to pay their own wages and invest in the future of the platform, but I have come away from this game feeling very impressed with the content that is there but unhappy with the amount of it.

I feel like even within the small level that you play through the developers could have stretched out the content, maybe making it a little more difficult or simply putting more puzzles in each stage of the level.

I think ultimately it comes down to this: Are you prepared to invest $30/£23 in not just your own experience but in the future of the platform and the developers, because you have to want both as the experience itself just isn't worth the asking price in terms of what we are used to as far as games go.

I wouldn't have chosen a 'yes' or 'no' for the recommend option if I didn't have to as I think it hinges on the above question. Personally I think bringing the price down to £17-18 would make it easier to accept and help the game gain wider adoption ultimately resulting in not much loss of revenue, if any at all. Having said this I expect the developers have done more research into the market than my anecdotal guessing.

Edit: Since writing this review the price has dropped down to £14.99. this is about what I would consider 'right' for this game, it remains one of the most polished experiences yet.

Did you like Goonies? This is like Goonies except YOU are the main character. I have never been happier to be a Kickstarter backer than i was when i first played Call of the Starseed. Well done and groundbreaking. Can't wait for more.

The Gallery Episodes 1 and 2 are often discounted pretty deeply, to the point where the question isn't if they're worth your money, but if they're worth your time.
In short, I think they are, though that's largely down to Episode 2, even with the knowledge that Episode 3 may or may not ever be released.
If you can pick up Ep 1 and Ep 2 together for under $10-15, I think they're worth it. (Personally, here in 2022 I think they'd do well to give away Ep 1 for free, and sell Ep 2 for $10-12.)
Episode 1 was released in 2016, and Episode 2 followed in 2017. One of the biggest improvements in Ep 2 was the addition of smooth locomotion control options, which are sorely missed in Ep 1.
Each game could be described as a "story-driven walking simulator with occasional puzzle elements", with most puzzles taking the form of mini-game style challenges, especially in Ep 2.
Ep 1 is mostly linear, and takes around 1.5 - 2hrs to complete. Ep 2 manages to wring about 3-4 hrs of play from a similar number of environments because each area needs to be revisited at least once or twice - sometimes to use an item found elsewhere, and sometimes to explore previously-inaccessible parts of the level. That said, while there is a similar "volume" of world to explore in Ep 2, the areas are much more detailed and interesting than those in Ep 1.
While the dialogue can be a bit campy at times and story a bit vague, the performances are well delivered.
I hope that one day we'll see Episode 3 to close out the trilogy, but 5 years and counting since Episode 2, I won't be holding my breath.

Offert avec le HTC Vive
Très bonne imersion mais se qui serai bien c'est après la VR il fasse la VF ;)

Maybe the best VR game/experience I've played so far. With some distracting bugs.

Pros:
Great graphics and visual effects,
fantastic voice acting,
interesting storyline.

♥♥♥♥:
1 hour of gameplay for 20 dollars (I have 1.3 hours but ate lunch while the game was loaded),
objects clipping through each other or disappearing,
I think there was 3 puzzles and only 1 made me feel happy by solving it (the first one),
character talks while you are listening to tapes.

If you find the game on sale for 9.99 or lower then go for it, but I seriously thought I just finished the tutorial when the credits started rolling. It's interesting how all of the top reviews have 5+ hours of playtime. I won't refund, but I am definitely not buying the next one until it's about 7.99 and seeing how Chapter 1 has been out for a year and is still 20 dollars? I'll probably never get to play it.

Wow what a ride. While The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed sure does have a high asking price compared to the measly two hour experience given, it is quite the unforgettable trip.

This is essentially a quite-interactable walking simulator that has a few good puzzles along the way. It really showcases some pretty cool stuff the VR tech can do, too. The whole thing is very polished from excellent graphics to cool mechanics (i.e. the backpack and flashlight), to the AAA voice acting.

Pros:
+Excellent edge-of-your-seat experience the whole way through.
+Dripping with atmosphere.
+Excellent use of VR (in fact, I'm not sure it would be worth it at all without it - if thats possible).
+More episodes to come - which I am personally hooked!

♥♥♥♥:
-The price is a huge '♥♥♥' here. Very expensive, and the experience only lasts like two hours unless you are doing some of the tedious achievements. On the up-side, you are likely to have friends play through to show the experience.

Awesome experience! If you have VR and this looks like your kind of thing, don't hesitate!

Ok this might be a good game...it 2016. Do not buy it if you are used to the "normal" movement controls in 2021. How you can use the analogue stick to rotate so you can look at where you want to look at and push it around to move around....you know...like how your intuition tells you. I played , and I should have said I suffered thru the first chapter. It's a story driven puzzle game and I really wanted to like this since I'm sick of zombie games.

One thing this game does great is the puzzle factor I must say. It's a constant puzzle you need to solve to barely move around. I gave up at 0.8 hours appearantly after the first chapter. I just can't deal with it. So here is the thing. You can only move by teleporting and to teleport you need to press the left analog button - then move your head around to aim and also you rotate the pressed analogue stick to change where you'll face after you land the teleportation. But here is the trick: since you are moving your head to aim and most of the time you have to rotate your head/waist to do that, your rotation on the analogue stick does not let you face where you want to face because you were not looking forward when you initiated the teleportation. This becomes such a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ in close quarters especially because ,say, you want to rotate 90 to left, but you have little room to do that and so you need to look all the way down and also press/rotate the stick but you should not change the direction where you are looking at because you dont end up looking at where you want when the teleportation happens. So many times I had to look somewhere random where there is room in front of me, and aim backwards , teleport once, then now I can do the second teleportation which will end up where I want to be and miraculously looking at where I want to look. This is the main puzzle of the game. Go where you want to go and meanwhile be able to look where you want to look....in 2021.

As I said above, I really wanted to like this but it's unplayable now. I've also gotten the second game and I sure hope there is a way to change the control mechanics in that one. If there was a way to change the movement I could give it another try but I dont have my hopes high...

Just... Wow! This goes way beyond just a VR experience. It whisks you a million miles from your living room and drops you knees deep in muck, with a flashlight, a map and a creepy feeling that you should've gotten a tentanus shot before coming up in here. There's familiar game mechanics like papers lying about, junk on shelves, notes tacked to the walls. They all feel VERY different when you get to root thru a life sized cabinet in order to inspect it all. This will really ruin a lot of my fav games for me - but at the same time I have that old feeling from being a kid when games like Quake and Doom first came out and we all thought "Man - gaming is about to change forever, and right here soon". Revolution is coming. Can't wait to play the next episode.

BTW, more than the puzzles or the story or the environments ... the one thing I appreciate the most is the inventory system. Extremely well done! If you grip your hand near your shoulder and pull, you will slip off your backpack which can then be parked mid-air anywhere you like (think Deadspace). A touch of a finger will summon whatever you want from in there - a tape recorder, a flip lighter, some scrap parts or a map. Grab a strap on the bag and throw it back over your shoulder to put your stuff away. A+ for immersion whomever designed that part.

Yes, it is short. Yes, it is somewhat expensive given the length. But what an experience! The atmosphere is fantastic, great production values, and the ending sequence just blew me away. This gives us a glimpse of what VR gaming can be in the future. I am happy to support this game and can't wait for the next episode.

Can't grab stuff correctly in the tutorial. Got stuck at turning with Valve Index. After digging online I found this tutorial on configuring the Index (doesn't seem to be fixing the rotation). No thanks. I fix things all day long and here I just want to play.

TL;DR : If it comes free with your Vive, or if you have access to it via family sharing, or can get it for 7 - 10 bucks, go for it. Otherwise, skip it.

The Gallery: Call of the Starseed isn't really a bad "experience", but it's very short and somewhat rudimentary. The main problem is that, just as things are starting to ramp up, the experience is over. The first setting of the game, the beach, has more mini-distractions than the rest of the game put together, which is almost a beeline if you don't count a small maze as a distraction.

The default method of movement is holding down the left track pad and aiming with your vision. Do yourself a favor and switch this to where your pointing with your hand. It's less of a pain in the neck, more accurate, and faster overall. Like many Vive games, Starseed uses a teleportation mechanic, which is fine, but they have an extra "orientation" feature which never really felt intuitive to anyone I showed it to.

The "grab" of the hands is somewhat cumbersome and you'll pick up things you don't mean to if they are near something else, including picking the section of gameplay you want to start from the title menu/desk thing. It seems like it needs to be tightend up a bit.

There aren't many characters in the game, but neither are animated in a compelling way. What's most compelling is the scale in VR- the characters are a little flat in facial expressions to be honest. One character talks almost nonstop and, for some reason, doesn't have any sort of animation for speaking. It kind of kicks immersion in the teeth.

Otherwise, I like the locals, and the fidelity of the locations is very nice. The sounds aren't bad, but not really a whole lot going on. The puzzles are sort of short and simple, nothing that will keep an intelligent person with some coordination busy for too long.

This game's price recently dropped down to $19.99, but honestly this game could be completed in one sitting at a friend's house. I'm interested in upcoming episodes, but they'd need either a lot more content, a lot more "gameplay", or a reduced pricepoint, as $19.99 for this isn't cutting it for me. I could see $9.99, tops, but it's just so short and simple, and the only replay value is completing achievements (most of which are very easy and are done on the first level).

While I would say it's a very worth Vive experience to showcase what it can do, from a buyer's standpoint: consider something with more depth or more replayability unless this game is discounted.

For more VR reviews, check out the rest on my Steam Curator page:

Auburok's VR Reviews

I got to stop buying old VR games.. They don't hold up at all nowadays. I'm sure this was good when it came out 7 years ago but now VR has evolved way beyond this game.

The graphics are outdated and so is the gameplay. Puzzles are very simple and straight forward except the last one. That one was frustrating. First I had to search for 2 numbers from a lab with randomly floating objects. I tried to catch them but to no avail, some were stuck between some walls and created this irritating continuous bouncing sound. After trying to grab the logical items like a floppy disc and a tape recorder for fifteen minutes, I gave up and looked the answer online. I was shocked to read that the numbers had nothing to do with these floating objects. One of them was actually on a piece of paper stuck on a back wall of a table on a random spot. That's puzzle for you, find a note in a room..

I had several bugs and severe staggering while playing. For example on the first area, always when I looked up my VR head POV floated like 10 centimetres higher and the same happened when I looked down. This was very nausea inducing. I had to stop playing for a while and drink ginger infused water (it might helps some people in VR sickness) because of this.
Even worse was that in the relatively long narrative final where the player just stands still and watches and listens, my in game hand was staggering all around like crazy and a "Not being able to track" text and my Index play area grid flashed constantly in the screen. Pretty immersion breaking.

The game is also very short so you will not get value for your money even with a decent sale. Absolutely no replay value.

There were some positive things in the game. The overall setting and atmosphere were nice and the sound and music was OK. Overall I did not enjoy my time with this game. If this would have been free, I would have left a recommendation, but to pay money for this frustrating experience? No.

I have unfortunately bough the chapter 2 from a sale as well. I really hope it's better and less buggy than chapter one.

Absolutna RE-WE-LA-CJA, po ktorej dlugo nie moglem podniesc szczeki z podlogi. Gra robi swietny uzytek z technologii VR, z mysla o ktorej od samego poczatku zostala zaprojektowana. Gatunkowo to tylko prosta przygodowka z kilkoma niezbyt skomplikowanymi zagadkami i delikatnym feelingiem a'la Myst, ale ze akcje ogladamy z perspektywy pierwszej osoby w VR, to imersja jest niesamowita i wrazenia spotegowane.

Tytul zaczyna sie powoli, chodzimy sobie po okolicy, znajdujemy rozne przedmioty i staramy sie znalezc sposob na dostanie sie do kolejnej lokacji. Kiedy juz sie to nam uda, sceneria i klimat gry ulegaja sporej zmianie, a fabula robi sie bardziej tajemnicza. Spacer po kolana w wodzie w plataninie ciemnych korytarzy roswietlanych tylko swiatlem latarki w kanalach w VR robi spore wrazenie, a nastepne lokacje tylko poglebiaja i tak juz spora imersje. Sama koncowka to majstersztyk, ktory zrobil na mnie na tyle duze wrazenie, ze napisy konczace Call of the Starsteed zdarzyly sobie spokojnie w calosci przeleciec, a ja dalej stalem posrodku pokoju z goglami na glowie.

Warto wspomniec, ze kompozytorem muzyki w tej grze jest Jeremy Soule, autor oprawy muzycznej w takich glosnych tytulach jak Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind, Dungeon Siege, Guild Wars i kilkunastu innych.

Jest to pozycja obowiazkowa dla posiadaczy gogli VR, swietny tytul oferujacy niesamowite wrazenia, ktory z czystym sumieniem polecam.

This is probably my favorite VR experience. The atmosphere, the story, the music, the puzzles, it all comes together to create an amazing experience.

This game is just a glorified walking simulator, with very little interaction and one tiny... kinda... puzzle... It's not worth the $30, and it's extremely short. The entire gameplay lasted about 10 minutes (and that's adding up every interactable thing that wasn't just moving). The other hour or so was listening to an old guy talk.... waiting, on a lift... waiting... on another lift.... and well, 1 entire level, was just you on a lift...... doing nothing, no one talking... nothing but a lift. If it happens to go on sale for $2 then I would say get it, otherwise, don't waste your money on this over priced walking sim.

Stunning. On paper it's a straightforward adventure game but, if The Gallery is any indication, VR will be transformative for the genre. The hand tracking makes such a difference. For example, early on you're navigating some dark tunnels. You've got a map and you've got a torch. To look at the map you reach over your back to grab your backpack, get the map out, hold it up to your face and shine the torch on it with your other hand. While these interactions are necessarily a little abstracted (without any kind of finger tracking you're only really able to grab and release), they're enough to really draw you in to the experience. And it is absolutely worth being drawn in to.

Regarding price, I don't have a problem with it at all. Maybe in the future when there are thousands of incredible 10+ hour VR games to choose from at the same price point I would think twice. Right now though this is an experience you can't get anywhere else. Compared to the IMAX, a football match or a theme park I think it’s totally reasonable. If anything it might be too cheap considering the limited user base and the high production values. I hope the developers make enough from it to finish the story.

In conclusion, the game is great; please buy it so I can play the next one.

2017/2月にVIVEを購入時にクーポンで無料入手。
日本語化を待ち望み積んでいましたが、その前にEp2.のアナウンスが来てしまったので思い切ってプレイ。
一応クリアしてのレビューとなります。

お勧めなのです、が…
「お勧め出来る様になる予定」のようなので、もう少し待ちましょう。
字幕要望は多かったようで、Ep2.の開発を優先・完了した（？）ので九月に字幕対応予定だそうです。


私個人としては
　・「FranBow」（英語字幕のみ）
　・「TheCatLady」（英語字幕＋英語音声）
は楽しめたのですが、これはまったく聞き取れませんでした。


「良い点」
　・VRゲームとして、戦闘等ではなく体験型アドベンチャーを極める方向。これは良い方向だと思います。
　・リリース時期にしてはパフォーマンス上の工夫などが秀逸。
　　※視野の中心を緻密に描写、外周は低解像度にするなど。
　　→これにより、「観るだけ・綺麗なだけ」で有名になってしまった「theBlu」のような画質でゲーム体験ができます。

「悪い点」
　・どうにもこうにも、ネイティブイングリッシュ聞き取れないとほぼ意味不明


3D映画では字幕は今一不評だったので、VRでもそこが心配ですが良い案で解決される事を願っています。

Best looking VR game, graphically to date I have played; surprising given it's not the latest.

Controls a little strange at first but got used to them. Has the usual adventure game quirks and the beginning was a lot more challenging than the rest of the game.

Sure I read somewhere that each episode would be self-contained but clear at the end, this is the first part of a much wider story.

Look forward to playing the next instalment.

Super schönes Spiel! Hab den Strand fast in einem Ruck durchgespielt und war fasziniert. Da es bisher mit der besten Grafik auf meiner VIVE aufwartet, ein Muss! Ein Spiel mit packender Geschichte und guter Grafik. Warte auf mehr.

Habe Starseed nun durch und kann es nicht erwarten, wie es im nächsten teil weiter gehen soll. da bin ich sehr gespannt!

(Vive) Играется уже неудобно по сравнению с более свежими. К сожалению, устарела. Короткая. Перемещение телепортацией. Неудобная система поворота. Предметы, которые надо схватить - в 90% попыток летят сквозь руки. Причем, вторая часть мне понравилась, играю после нее. Там интерес к истории перевесил недостатки, а здесь нет. Такой себе пустоватый удивительный VR, где можно, оказывается, оглядываться и брать предметы. Сейчас этого уже явно недостаточно. И задания типа, который я ненавижу - "мы что-то придумали, догадайся что" - не понимаешь ни цели, ни способа, ни того, как именно этот способ сработал. Из плюсов - персонаж, общий вид картинки, красивые текстуры и свет, озвучка.

This game is my favorite experience and has the best story I've played in VR. The enviroment is beautiful and full of charm. The system for movement and carrying items works well and I hope more games follow it's direction.

I enjoyed this game very much and would highly recommend it. Although it does seem a little short, It is a great experience with interesting puzzles and story. I am looking forward to the next episode.

Wow! I'd heard good things about this game so my expectations were high. It lives up to the positive reviews! If you like adventure games and have a Vive its a must buy.

A solid Myst-like experience for VR, with simpler puzzles and more expressive characters. Years from now, I think this will be remembered as the very first really good adventure game for VR.

Wow! This is how I was hoping VR would be. I was reading the creadits at the end of the game and I think it took three years to put this game together. I just what to say thank you for the expirance and the hard work. I will buy and play the next chapter.

The Gallery- Episode 1: Call of the Starseed.

9/10 A spectacular intro. I'd recommend this for <$10 solely for the experience. By itself, it is not a full game, It needs to be played with 2nd half: Heart of Emberstone. Thus far it is an inspired and colorful narrative puzzle game. I look forward to experiencing the second half of the game. I bought both on sale for $15. Worth it if companion half Emberstone can keep up the mystery and intriguing story / environment.

Pros:
-Inspired and unique narrative.
-beautiful game design and lighting.
-art design even make a sewer look like an adventure.
-Sci-Fi
-excellent sound and voice acting.

♥♥♥♥:
-very short, not a full game on its own.
-control, particularly movement and turning around sucks. Only teleport movement. available.

Despite not recommending this game I do think it's technically a great game and storywise a good enough game, and one of few VR games that really shows what we'll come to expect of the bigger games for the platform in the future.

It's short, depending on how much you'll explore in the game you could probably get 2+ hours out of the game. The puzzles, especially the one with the fuses, are (borderline) tedious but easy enough to not occupy you for too long.

The reasong I'm not recommending it is how it's being sold. Even at a sale I'd say it's a no go. €15-19 (tops!) at full price would be fine. At the moment this isn't even a season pass-type deal but just episode one, if you'd get all future episodes included in the price it would be acceptable, but as it stands now I can assume future episodes will be priced the same as episode one. I really hope though that future episodes will be heavily discounted for owners of episode one.

If you got money to spare and want a glimpse of what the future holds, do consider this, but know that in doing so you're approving the way the developers are selling this game/series.

Or you could just breeze through it, enjoy it and get a refund and in doing so have your cookie and eat it too..!

I was hesitant to pay this kind of money for game that lasts around two hours for a full playthrough but wow, THIS is the kind of high quality experience I think of when I think of VR. There was some flickering and tracking issues at first on the beach, and there were a few small bugs later on but for the most part it worked well. The puzzles are pretty good and the ending is intense. There are so many little amusement park style minigames out there but this one is a truely professional game (short though it may be). If you are looking for a high-quality singleplayer game here it is.

Call of the Starseed provides an interesting story, well told, and the puzzles and level of interactivity make it more than a walk-em-up. It's gives you an idea of where VR can take us in terms of story telling and it has a great pay off. The game is perhaps a little short - although it's longer than many other VR games.

I hope there are more episodes to come, because it leaves you wanting more.

I'm a bit torn on this one. It's a fantastic experience but took only 2 hours to complete. About 30 minutes of which the tutorial/cinematics.
There's no replayabilty since the entire game is just two puzzles.
1.5 hours of gameplay for $30 is way too high so I hope the following chapters are included.
I can't recommend it until there's more to justify the price.

The most impressive, immersive, and polished experience that I have had in VR. Cloudhead have done an amazing job by not compromising on story, voice acting and art direction/atmosphere while providing a smooth and engaging gameplay experience. While short, it is well worth the price, and I can't wait for the next installment.

The most immersive game I've played in vr yet. The kind of game that is clearly better in VR and really takes advantage of that "being there" feeling.

Very good game, the jorney is very well done, and at the end you just want to play the Epside 2!
I recomend

This is the beginning of something truly amazing.

9/10 Only complaint was that it was too short. Still worth it. Great intro into VR, the puzzles feel like basic Zelda ones. Can't wait for more of the story.

Short, but brilliant. A wonderful experience in VR that I completely loved. Fantastic music by Jeremy Soule (Skyrim, Total Annihilation, Supreme Commander, 100's of others) and others, with some cute, short puzzles and fantastic set pieces, locations and characters that make you want to play the second episode as soon as you can. This will probably hook you in.

Apparently this game was released in the early days of commercial VR, so the legal disclaimer that falsely assumes Call of the Starseed is one of my first VR experiences makes some sense. Even six years later, it feels like a decent VR experience.

What gives its age away is limited locomotion. Only "comfort" artificial movement is allowed: teleport and snap turning. VR gamers today expect continuous locomotion/rotation for a game like this.

The game itself is an adventure game, but is very light on gameplay. It has periodic puzzles, but is mostly moving forward and watching/listening to scripted sequences. Silly and foolish people will call this a walking simulator, but that's a meaningless term nobody should ever take seriously.

The voice acting was distinctly Canadian, despite it apparently taking place in the United States with Americans. If I can, as an American, pronounce "aboat," then surely a Canadian voice actor could pronounce it "about" if they're supposed to be playing an American. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell games has this problem in spades.

I was surprised at how quickly the game ended. The developers seem to have focused on production values and wow-factor, and they did well in that area. I'm sure this game was a treat back in 2016. However, the story continues in Episode 2, and I think Episode 1 did a good job setting things up. You all have got my attention. I hope Episode 2 can follow through.

There are many complaints about controls with this game. I had problems, too, when I tried running it with OpenVR/SteamVR. Launching it for Oculus Rift worked fine, but I was not given credit for any Steam Achievements. I ever-so-slightly care about getting achievements, so that was a bit of a disappointment.

Lastly, I want to mention that I had some vague Half-Life: Alyx feelings while playing this. The motion-captured characters in the immersive "cutscenes" that play out in front of you, and the fact that the main character's name is ALEX.... yeah, some vague feelings.

本作是典型的第一人称冒险解谜游戏，正常走走停停的节奏通关时间大概需要2个半小时到3小时左右，节奏稍快一点的话大概2小时左右通关，谜题难度总体并不算难，最后那道谜题可能需要多耗一些时间 （耗时也仅仅是因为用排除法过关，其实并不难） ，建议玩家英语在四级以上水平，这样能看懂最基本的文字提示，英文更好一些的玩家能理解更多的语音对话（多数剧情内容都需要听磁带获取，但这并不会影响解谜进度），对剧情的深刻理解大有帮助，如果完全不懂英文其实也可以玩，但剧情方面无法理解是遗憾。
游戏画质分3挡可调，我设置为最高画质，整体表现在目前的VR游戏中算是非常好的，建模还是很逼真的，HUD清晰度也可调整，建议设为最高值20。
音效方面得重点表扬一下，可以用顶级制作电影音效标准来衡量这部作品，在石地、木头、水里可以听到不同的声音，开头部分海鸥盘旋的叫声一直回响在耳边，山洞里也能听到回声，拿在手里的录音机环绕音效也不错，并且这只是用VIVE自带的耳塞听出的音效，如果换上大馒头耳机效果还会更好。
游戏内大多数谜题都是通过交互性解决，移动是通过一种叫Blink的方式，按住触控板后根据头盔视线所在位置瞬移，背包设计体验感非常棒，开头处有一个场景专门针对交互性设计，可以体验的物品有好几种，具体我就不剧透了。
虽然结局还算比较过瘾，但总体流程略短，还不是特别尽兴，这也算是目前VR单机游戏的通病，相对于其它同类型作品来讲画廊算流程长的了，期待下一章。
觉得原价贵的可以去淘宝搜，大概130元左右能买到正版。

VIVE控可以加我Steam好友，一起交流游戏心得。

This is one of the best VR game purchase you can make at the moment. It's more of an exploration adventure, but man the last part of the game gives a breath taking sense of scale and scenery, and it left me excited for the next episode.

Warning up front: This game will only take about an hour to complete. Take that into consideration when you buy it, and how much you're willing ot pay for it.

This is a VR exploration/puzzle game, kind of like Myst or similar games. You're dropped into a world with no real explanation and then solve a few puzzles and interact with a couple of characters, then before you know it it's over until the next episode comes out.

There's a neat inventory system that uses a backpack, and parts of the story are told through cassette tapes that you play in your 'Tony' walkman.

The universe is sci-fi and has an 80's feel (see the walkman mentioned above, as well as the soundtrack is a little Synthwave sounding).

I'd like to play more, the story was just getting interesting when it ended.

Not sure I'll buy future games if they are this expensive and this short. Maybe once the entire series is complete and they charge about $15 for it, it would be worth it.

It's a neat experience, just depends on if it's worth the money for you for such a short experience.

INTERIM REVIEW

I am not sure whether I will be able to play this game and so cannot recommend at present. The controls are so clumsy compared to todays games. I have an Oculus Rift S and with modern games I am used to smooth rotation to find the direction I want and then either a smooth teleport or natural walk option to get to where I want to be. These modern controls are so subtle that its easy to forgot your in a game and that's how it should be. However the controls for this game are very clumsy, I have to press the joystick in and then rotate to where I want to go and make sure that I then orientate the direction I want to face in and its not a natural flow of movement and not very accurate and so everytime I want to move and explore its a chore that I am not sure I can be bothered to endure. I am reminded everytime that I am in a game thats hard to control and thats no fun :(

Not sure why this game is getting so high review when the controls are so horrible. Cant rotate, so smooth walk, blinking somehow takes so long. Cant really enjoy the game this way.

This is my favorite VR exploration/puzzle game. It has an intriguing story that takes some exciting turns towards the end. It's a must have Vive title but it is a bit pricey for the amount of gameplay (~2 hrs). Grab it on sale and enjoy the ride

Overall its the best VR game I played so far. Very realistic, epic animations and scenes. But why I voted thumb down? The stuff which you see in the trailer is the END of the game. So you can't continue after you received your gift. Also I played the game within 2 hours. (Without watching any tutorials or videos about that game before and while I was playing). The puzzels are too easy. They even give you hints, so that you can solve it even faster.

It is worth to buy it, but not for 20$. 2 hours of gameplay is not worth that. It actually feels like a demo

VRという媒体はプレイヤーをゲームの世界に没入させるものである。それはクソゲーの世界であっても例外ではない。

どういうことかというと、本作は古き悪しき時代のアドベンチャー・ゲームをそのままVRにしたような内容なのだ。
最初のエリアの「パズル」をネタバレにならない程度に書いていくと、まず「ストーリー」的に説明が付かない上に何の思考も要求されないVR版ピクセル・ハントから始まる。本当にピクセルを探すわけではないが、VRではまずやらない行動を要求される（平面ゲームでもあまりやらない人が多いことで有名な行動である）。
その次の「パズル」も、何の理由もなく特定のオブジェクトを撃つというもの。当然「ストーリー」的にも無意味。

この時点で相当なクソゲーだが、VRの神髄を味わえるのはこの後だ。パラノイア（ということになっていて「私はパラノイアです」と口で言うだけで、実質的な個性は皆無）のおじさんがサイドキックとなり、「パズル」を解いていくのだが……。このGMPCがなんとも不快で、一々「まだ解けないんか？　オラもう待ちくたびれたぞ～」「もしかしておめえゲェジなんか？」「ひゃーっ、おめえこんな球も捕れないんか！　こんくらい悟天でも取れっぞ！」などと罵ってくる始末である。
しかも最後のキャッチボールに関しては、飛び始めはElder Scrolls顔負けのフワフワ物理演算なのに落下し始めると急加速するという、消える魔球を放ってきておいてそんなことを言うのだからもうどうしようもない。俺にクソゲーをけしかけたのは貴様だ、そんなこと言えるのかよ！
この浮浪者のおっさんは常にどうでもいいことや煽りをペラペラ喋り続けるのだが、その間にもオーディオログは登場する。なんとかおじさんの科白の隙間を縫って再生するしかない（尤もオーディオログの内容も等しくどうでもいいのだが）。
それとこのおじさん、一挙一投足がめちゃくちゃ遅い。CoDやなんかでNPCのドア開け待ちを強いられることがあるが、VRであれをやられると本当に時間の無駄であることがよく分かる。平面ならば鼻や爪をほじったり、埃を捨てたりする程度のことはできるからだ。

しかしこのおじさんもまだ序の口で、エンディング（というか第二章という名の本編の宣伝）にて登場する新たなおじさんは更にのろまで、科白の内容も更に作者の自己満足丸出しで中身が皆無になっている。このおじさんと同じ部屋に閉じ込められるシーンが何分あるのか分からないが、体感では40分以上に感じた。

操作性に関しても、テレポート＋ルームスケール移動という形式である以上必然と言えるが、とても悪い。この形式では（特に床に落ちたものを拾うとき等に）ゲームに没入するというより現実の部屋と格闘して、現実に開けているスペースとゲーム内で腕を伸ばしたいスペースの方向を合わせることに苦心する羽目になるわけだ（ケーブルに絡まるという問題もある）。それを軽減するために、スティック（トラックパッド）左右の入力で視界を回転させることができたり、テレキネシスが使えたりする……というのが没入感を削がないためのデザインである。
特に後者は見た目的にはリアルじゃないが、VRという媒体においてはあるほうが没入感がある。たとえ物理的にスペースがあっても、手にコントローラーを持ったまま床にあるオブジェクトを拾うという時点で極めて違和感のある行動だからだ。だが本作には、そういうVRならではの工夫などは一切見られない。

それどころか、積極的に没入感を削ごうとしている節すらある。というのも、私は下水道――なぜクソゲーは下水道に拘るのだ？――のシーンで片手に地図、もう片手に懐中電灯を持とうとしたのだが、（一時的には可能だが）それは不可能だった。
何故ならインベントリーはリュックサックの形になっており、それをしまうには掴んで背中に持っていく必要があるため、両手が塞がっていてはできないからだ。インベントリーから取りだしたアイテムを地面に置くことはできないので、両手にアイテムを持つにはリュックサックを捨てていかなければならないわけである。（ちなみに地図は大して意味がないので見る必要はないのだが、問題はそこではない）。

ところでbuilt-for-VRなどと謳っている本作だが、だとすれば浅はかとしか言いようのないグラシック演出がある。それはレンズフレアだ。平面ゲームでさえ莫迦げている演出だが、Virtual Realityと呼ばれる媒体では論外である。顔を振るとそれに合わせてレンズフレアが目の前でぐるぐるしている様には失笑もできない。
主人公は顔にディスプレイを括り付けて、カメラの映像をそこに映して見ているのだろうか？　そんな滑稽な人間がいたら見てみたいものである。

……このようにVRという媒体は、クソゲーの世界にプレイヤーを閉じ込めることで通常のクソゲーの不快感を倍々に増幅して与えることが可能だと分かる。水責めに代わる強化尋問技術として某国情報局がVRゲームの利用を検討しているとの噂だが、それも頷ける話である。

TL;DR: The game is overall pretty good, but is way too short to be worth 20 € in my opinion (and I'll be unsure about 10 € too). I call this a demo. I played longer demos in the past.

I got this for free with my vive, but i was left kind of disappointed. There are some really great mechanics (like the inventory management), but, while playing, I often felt like the experience was "stretched". VR is a new media and I was unsure if that was the case, but as the game ended quickly, I'm now pretty sure it was intentional.
As an example, the tutorial felt way longer than needed. Ok, I did play other experiences before, but then again there's no need for me to smash every single botte. The Lab just tells you how to teleport and grab stuff and you are done. Felt like they really wanted me to be ready before jumping into action, so I did take my time to ensure I was ready. Except, there is no action at all in the whole game so you have plenty of time to practice later in a non-time-critical environment. There are many more examples but I will just stop here to avoid spoilers.

I really cannot suggest this to anyone at this price. A few really easy puzzles, lots of teleporting, a huge deal of standing still and listening (good voice acting, though). I really took my time looking around, checked pretty much everything out, played a lot with useless objects (example I spent a good 15 minutes playing with an hammer inside the magnetic field), and still did a full run in under 2 hours.

I may be interested in the next episode, but I'll wait for other people's reviews, and no way I'd spend 20 € for an experience like this. Pretty well done, but there is already way better and longer stuff to do in VR for this price.

für 30min Spielzeit knapp 20 Euro bezahlen, find ich ne Sauerei.Ja die Idee ist gut, die Story auch und die Umsetzung ist soweit ausbaufähig. Aber ich hätte mich geärgert, dafür Geld auszugeben. Es ist wie eine DEMO...mehr nicht.

This game is a near linear experience with puzzle elements to progress forward like Myst. There are a handful of great moments where the VR experience is very compelling and I thoroughly enjoyed. The backpack the character carries, as simple as that sounds, is beautiful and highlights some of the unique interactions the VR enables. The background story is a bit like the TV show LOST as sci-fi elements build.

I definitely recommend it, but bear in mind the content took me about 2.5 hours total (that is an immersive very fun 2.5 hours). The price is steep but I suspect it will come down with some time.

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I just finished. OMG. This is something that I would have stood in line for 2 hours at an amusement park just to try. I would have paid 50 bucks to play it just one time. You guys are legends. EVERYONE BUY THIS TWICE SO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM. Honestly if a person complains about anything in this game, they are a jaded jaded soul. If a person complains about this game, I think that person would also complain that a real life Back to the Future style hoverboard not being able to ride over water. Or if they found an old lamp and a genie popped out, they would complain about only getting 3 wishes. This is magic people. AMAZING.

Bought the game on the Steam Summer Sale. Can't remember what I paid. Fourteen, Fifteen, maybe Nineteen dollars. I proceeded to download, install, load and jump into the game. Fifteen minutes of exploration go by, then the game decides to crash.

I gave up on it, until tonight. I had a nagging feeling to load it up again, so I did. I was most impressed. What can I say that hasn't already been said. You feel completely immersed in this world. There are many tapes that you will pick up/play to learn more about the setting. Every mechanic fits together perfectly. The visuals are breathtaking.
There were a few moments when I thought to myself "WTF are they thinking, this scene is going to make me motion sick!" Well, not once did I feel sick, and that's quite impressive considering the amount of time you spend on elevators and other devices in this game.

I've gotta say, this is a wonderful experience. MY only gripe is that it is $29 when not on sale!! Thats a lot of money for a game that you can rush through in an hour. On the other hand, you can explore the worlds completely, leaving you with roughtly a three hour playthough.

I'm actually excited for the upcoming sequels. I would recommend this game to anyone with a vive. I would wait until you see it on sale, and snatch it right up. This right here is how you do VR. It is quite the teaser for what's to come.

I shot roman candles on the beach with a campfire and music...then I grabbed the radio and headed down the beach to my tent, laid down on my back on a sleeping bag, and listened to tunes while gazing at the stars and night sky through a tear hole in the tent roof.

10/10 screw gameplay I'm chillin like a mf.

An amazing experience that provided me with my "Mario 64" moment for VR. The best teleporation mechanics in VR that encourages walking around your play space.

这是一款非常好玩的解谜冒险游戏，但是188的价格只玩一章略贵。因为游戏所需要花费的通关时间并不是特别的长，关卡的数量也不是特别的多。游戏整体内容过少，对比这样一个相对较高的价格并不是很值。所以本游戏只推荐给资金比较富余且热爱冒险解密游戏的玩家。

Really immersive, one of the few games that supported full roomscale and motion controls on release.
But I am still waiting for that subtitles patch promised over a year ago.

Awesome adventure game with great atmosphere and attention to detail. The ending is especially amazing.
The price is pretty harsh though for less than 2 hours of content. I hope the next episodes will be cheaper, or there will be some kind of bundle/season pass.

Hand down this is the most impressive game you can purchase for your new Vive. The controls, sound, graphics, and story telling are all top notch. Yes, it is on the short side as this episode will take you approximately two hours but it will be the best two hours you can spend in VR at this moment in time. A pure joy and I can not recommend it enough.

I just paid £18 for 115 minutes of gameplay and somehow I don't feel ripped off. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME VIVE!

The first game I've played on the vive which really felt and looked polished. The hands line up perfectly with your own and squeezing the back trigger to grab things is incredibly natural.

Expérience très mitigé.

Le début n'est pas très bien réalisé. Mais plus on avance dans le jeu et plus l'expérience est bonne.
La fin du jeu est LA meilleur expérience VR que j'ai vécu pour le moment. Cette immersion a la fin ... juste excellent.

J'adore :
+ la fin du jeu : épique ! (rien que pour la fin du jeu je vous conseille de l'acheter)
+ casse tête
+ système de sauvegarde

J'aime moins :
- le début du jeu (dommage si l'entrée etait aussi bien que la fin cela serait LE jeu de la VR)
- langue : tout en anglais et pas de sous titre
- prix : le jeu est quand même très court pour son prix enfin c'est comme quasi tout les jeux VR ...

Bref c'est un jeu que je recommande mais pas un must have.

This is what VR could be and should be. Well worth buying although it would be nice when there are a couple of episodes to play as I was disappointed at the end as I was really getting into it and now have to wait.

If you have a vive and don't have This in your collection you are missing out on what the vive and VR is capable of.

The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed is so far the best VR storygame I ever played.

It is a puzzle story game which has no action in it but the athmosphere of the game is great. Graphics are stunning and gameplay is very smooth. Soundtracks and voiceacting are also very neat.

Achievement hunting is quite entertaining as well.

The only thing which made me sad about this game was that I was able to finish it within 3 hours - pretty short but very well made.

I strongly recommend this game.

xTzharkz [Eric]

Get it on a sale like I did.

Although I had fun playing this game, it's nowhere near worth the asking price.
I bought it on a Steam Sale so only paid €2,30 for it, which is a fair price for the time it took me to complete, seeing as I didn't rush.

To give you an idea of how short it is, I was still 11 minutes shy of the max refundable playtime after finishing.

Threadbare little demo, but a good one. Hit detection is lacking, which is particularly annoying for the final puzzle. Just not enough meat on the bones really.

What an adventure! The story, the puzzles, the atmosfere! Love the game and everyone that has played the game visiting me has liked it also.

Really nice game, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Easily knocked over in a single sitting, however its well worth it for the experience.

Control blinks took a little getting used to, but once I got past that stage it felt very natural and easy to get around

The most incredible VR experience I have had. Wait till you get into the tunnels and beyond.. mind blowing. And unlike other titles this one didnt suffer from low res jaggies eveywhere later on. 10/10 cannot wait for ep2.

Last section in ep1... those eyes.. freaky!!!!

文句なしにお勧め。

まずグラフィックが素晴らしい。
最初の海岸の時点でも十分綺麗でその後次々と移り変わる場面が
それぞれ全く違う雰囲気を醸し出している。
終盤は怒涛の展開に驚かされるばかりでなく
VRであることを活かしきり前後左右のみならず
上下まで利用しての演出に完全に引き込まれてしまった。

ゲーム部分は探索＋パズル。
最初の海岸だけはちょっと何をすればいいのか分かりづらいが
基本的には要所に落ちているテープのヒントで解ける。
このパズルもVRであることをうまく生かしており
楽しめるように作られている。

移動はワープであるが、ワープと同時にワープ後の
自分の向きも同時に指定できるようになっており
ぐるぐる回りすぎて体にコードが絡まる問題が対処されている。
ワープモードで視線を向けた位置に移動するシステムは
最初戸惑うがすぐに慣れることができるだろう。

ただし字幕などはなくテープやＮＰＣとの会話で話が進むため
ストーリーの理解には多少のヒアリング力が必要。
コミュニティにガイドもある(英語)ので詰まったら参照すれば
ヒアリング全くなしでもクリアするだけなら可能と思われる。

クリアまでのプレイ時間は１時間半ほど。
まだエピソード１しか無くこれからというところで
終わってしまうのが残念。
次のチャプターのなるべく早いリリースを期待。

I finished it and there is not much left to say, so I keep it short. :-)

I love the game, it´s awesome. The price is absolut fine for this early and great VR experience imo. I think this is a must have title at the moment because it shows absolut stunning the possibilities of VR. I didn´t saw something like this until now. And it´s imo also a must have game because there are more episodes coming. When they make them also so impressive and beautiful you will have to buy episode 1 for knowing the beginning of the story. ;-) The price for next episodes depends mainly on the number of purchases if I understood it right in the disscusions. That´s absolutly ok and understandable to me. The market is very young and it´s not a huge company, so it´s fine to handle it likes this. Better no promises as maybe later wrong promises.

Have fun! :-)

Wirklich umfangreich ist die erste Episode nicht und von daher ist der geforderte Preis etwas happig. Doch von all den zahlreichen VR-Titel ist dieser hier eher ein Spiel statt eine Tech-Demo. Die Macher versuchen den Unterschied zu regulären Games hervorzuheben und zeigen durchaus Potential wohin die VR-Reise gehen kann und warum diese Technologie (obwohl sie noch in den Kinderschuhen steckt) die Welt verändern könnte und eine besondere Erfahrung ist.

Das Spiel eignet sich auch um Freunden in die ersten VR-Schritte einzuführen, da er optisch wie akustisch toll ist. Stichwort: Feuerwerk, Leuchtpistole, Walkman (falls die Leute noch wissen was das ist).

Das Spiel selbst ist ein kleines, harmloses Abenteuer mit ein paar witzigen Ideen. Die Art der Bewegung klappt mit dem "blinzeln" ganz hervorragend.

This game blew me away. It is the first VR game that felt like a real game created for VR. If you are tired of standing still shooting arrows at waves of unity engine stock assets, this game might be what you are looking for. This is the first game that I've felt like I needed to write a review for. It's an intruiging story in the vein of 80's adventure movies like the goonies. It is short, only around an hour and a half but absolutely left me wanting to play the next episode. Well worth the price of admission.

Primero decir que no pagué los 27€ de forma directa si no que me vino al comprar las Vive. Quizá el precio es elevado para la poca rejugabilidad que tiene.

Por otro lado el que no este disponible en castellano dificulta sobremanera el avance pues las pistas del escenario son vitales.

Quizá insertar subtítulos aunque fuesen en inglés ayudaría.

Me han ocurrido un par de bugs que me han obligado a reiniciar el escenario en dos ocasiones:
- Nada mas abrir la verja el audio de los personajes desapareció pero se escuchaba el ruido ambiental.
- Al entrar en el ultimo "Ascensor" no me transporte al centro de él y se quedó parado en el descenso.

A pesar de todo he disfrutado mucho de terminarlo.

Me alegraría que el futuro de los juegos en VR tirase por este estilo de juego pero ♥♥♥ productos finales y no capítulos.

This is more of an interactive movie than a game; you continue on a set path with some minor puzzles on the way. I personally found the story to be pretty formulaic. It's a 1-2 hour experience; in my opinion not worth the $20 they're asking, and not even worth the $5 sale price that I paid.

The Gallery - Episode 1 is a phenomental demonstration of what we have to look forward to in future VR gaming. It's a 1.5-2 hour adventure (mostly looking at things, with a few puzzles) with lovely graphics, excellent voice-acting, a great soundtrack. The visuals (particularly at the end) can be breathtaking.

Mechanically, it speaks the "language" of VR very well. Movement and interaction with the world is natural, and the inventory system using a backpack which you "pull" from your back when you want to access the inventory is neat.

It's not perfect (nothing is). Graphics demands are high, with some juddering on my 6600k/Radeon 480 system, which mostly cleared up when I turned the settings down to low. There are some nausea issues with parts of the terrain where your elevation can change while you're walking in room scale, which can cause discomfort. The puzzles are a little simplistic, and the episode itself is not very long.

That said, it's a wonderful first effort from this studio. It's a high quality, immersive, adventure, that's worth experiencing if you've taken the plunge into VR. I'm looking forward to the next episode.

Pros:
- Visually stunning
- Interesting story
- Bar-setting game mechanices (particularly the inventory system and the flashlight behaviour)

♥♥♥♥:
- Short (about 2 hours, 3 if you enjoy exploring & marvelling at the scenery)
- I ran into a fairly major bug, but it was solved by reloading the game

With a library of nearly 50 VR games currently in my Steam account, I can safely say that, hands-down, this is the closest you'll currently get to a AAA title on the Vive. The visuals are top-notch and incredibly immersive. Is it expensive? Yes, considering the relatively short playtime; however, I am simply in awe of what the developers have achieved with Call of the Starseed and personally think the price is worth it. If you're a fan of adventure games, this is a must-buy!

Short but immersive VR adventure. A few puzzles, Myst-like in a sense, I didn't need to refer to any online hints which was satisfying. Not quite AAA but definitely AA+.

This game is SCUM. HTC VIVE not supported. Cant pass EULA screen. Never have any problems wth many dfferent games so problem isnt with my VIVE

The game is quite fun all the way through. But that ending. Where is the second one already!!

The Gallery - лучшая демонстрация Steam VR / HTC Vive в формате приключения, среди вышедших в 2016 году.
Уровень общего погружения в игровой процесс просто вынес мне мозг.
Спойлерить не буду, 10 / 10.

This came with my vive and i put off playing it since it was a small story game. But when i got around to playing it i loved it. Game is a few puzzles but feels like so much more since the map and interations with objects is so fun and creatively done. This visual were fantastic with some great scenes and awesome views. I honestly cant wait for the next episode now.

Well, I'm torn. On the one hand, I'm extremely looking forward to future episodes so it was clearly a good teaser. On the other hand, $30 is a fairly steep price for such a mere teaser that took me only 90 minutes to complete with as much looking around and playing around as I cared to do. I even wasted maybe 10 minutes trying to shoot seagulls. I really hope future episodes offset the cost of the first by either being cheaper or far more involved. I will recommend with high hopes, however, as it left me longing to see where this goes.

The game is great, but imagine Half-Life ending when you finally activate the reactor and the alien dimension spills over. Yeah, it's a tease. It's short and it's a tease.
Very promising, but Episode 2 should be free to everyone who purchased this. They have the mechanics flushed out, now give us the $30 worth of content we payed for. I get VR is a new medium, but it doesn't require twice as much money to make stuff. Look at contemporary equivalents like Firewatch.

This is a must play for VR enthusiast. It is the best adventure VR game I have played. The story and voice acting are superb. The teleportation and interaction controls are very well executed. This is the first VR game I have played where I can say I can't wait for the next installment.

To be honest, I was very surprised with quality of this game. When I saw it's release date I was expecting very basic game with clunky mechanics and rather uninspiring gameplay. But it was on sale, so I grabbed both episodes for just a few bucks. And oh boy, I enjoyed this game so much.

The synopsis of the story - you are going to an island to find your sister that left a message for you. Whole game is built around exploring this island. This may sound a little bit simplistic, but it's little details that makes such story works. And Call of the Starseed have a lot of them - throughout the game you will find maps, tapes, rock paintings that bit by bit tell you a story of this place, who was there, what happened to this place. Some things that you finding out at first glance does not have a lot sense or unrelated but in fact this is false assumption - everything you find out makes sense, but you understand this only after going throgh related stage of the game. I really like such small touches in games because this is what makes enjoyable to think about them after completion. For example, when you going down, you can see here combination of Chtulhu, dragon and alien - just a fan-service, at first glance, but only at first.

I also enjoyed visuals in this game. In fact, game looks better when you play then what you see on screenshots. And more to this, in 2 hours of gameplay there is quite a variety of location each with its recognizable design

Another strong point of this games are puzzles - this game combines a great balance between puzzle complexity and amount/quality of tips and the use of VR mechanics. Immersion is really strong here thanks to puzzles being built around VR technologies (I am looking at you, Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time). Also thanks to this, there is almost no situations when you don't understand, what game wants from you - most of the time it's pretty clear, what you need to achieve, the question is how you will do this.

As disadvantages, I have 1,5 points:
1. Controls - in case of oculus headset you need to press on stick of main hand to let you teleport. This is very unpleasant way to implement locomotion. My thumb was really hurting at the end of each session. Moreover, there is no reason for this to be implemented like this - you have buttons on your controller with no actions bind to them - why not to use them instead is a great mystery for me
0.5 Length of the game. I put it as a half of point because it's actually justifiable. First of all, this game is packed with action - something going on all the time, there is no fillers. And the second, title says that this is episode 1. And this game should be perceived exactly like this - this is not an independent game, it has episode 2 that starts exactly when episode 1 ends and they should be played together as one piece. It is also mirrored in price. If you will take a look at this from such perspective - this game as a whole is not so short and there is a major improvement for the second episode in pretty much everything

So, all in all, I definitely recommend this game to everyone who has VR headset. This game has interesting story, great pacing, puzzles, visuals, diverse set of locations and overall it makes a great experience. I will just add that I played this game after I completed Half-Life: Alyx and HL didn't ruin this game for me - I think it is kind of a result, especially for the game that was made at the dawn of modern VR era

2 Masterpieces ... both The Gallery Ep1 & Ep2 stand really close beside HL Alyx as my all time favorite VR games.

I love this game! Perhaps the best mystery/puzzle game I've tried. BUY THIS.

When does the next episode come out?

Still my favorite VR game so far. Worth the price.

I've just finished the game (in a couple of hours) and I thought it's amazing. The graphics, the concept, the puzzles, the narrative, basically everything is very well done, so short but so nice, surely one of the best games for the Vive so far. It stands out even against Arizona Sunshine, and that one is also a nice game, very new too.

I can't understand however, where is the sequel (episode 2) for "The Gallery" ???

This is a very interesting VR experience, but I cannot recommend it at the current price. It's only about 2 hours long (minus achievement-hunting time), which means that the whole game comes out to be more like an elaborate tech demo. Maybe when future episodes become available...

When I first got my Vive, this was already on my list to try because of the comments I had seen on Reddit. I really wasn't disappointed.

If this were a normal, 2D FPS-type exploration adventure, you'd whizz through it in about 45 mins. Because you're immersed, however, you take so much more time to observe and enjoy your surroundings. The world is lovingly made and there are lots of details you'd skip without the abillity to pick things up and look at them from all angles.

At one point, I had the entirely open choice of using my flashlight, a lantern or a candle. I decided to pick up the candle because I enjoyed moving it around and seeing how it realistically affected shadows. This feature isn't groundbreaking in terms of what game engines can do - but when you're *in*it, it's delightful. Shortly afterward, in my other hand, I picked up a note. As I tried to read it, the ambient light was a little muted, so I moved my candle closer. I had just started to read it when the page blackened and set on fire.

The few puzzles you solve are satisfying, and the final big puzzle experience is mesmerising, and done so well. Nothing particularly mentally taxing, but because you're moving things around with your hands it just *feels* more awesome.

Other, random highlights:
- Moving things that emit sound closer to your ear to hear them better (hint: try the seashells)
- Trying to juggle with beer bottles in the tutorial
- The beach.
- Being able to rotate your playspace to fit each little nook and cranny you want to explore. It meant I could figure the best fit and not have to teleport to enjoy all the details a particular room/spot was hiding.

If this were a 2D game, you'd be upset to pay over £20 for it. Because it's VR, it's totally worth it. I felt like I was the silent protagonist of a feature length episode of a new JJ Abrams/Damon Lindelof collaboration. I'm really looking forward to Episode 2, and am *really* pleased this will now be bundled with the Vive as I think it's a fantastic intro to what storytelling in a VR experience can be.

The Gallery: Call of the Starseed is the first episode of a science-fiction adventure game for the Vive.

The player takes the role of Alex, a (presumably) young man following in the footsteps of his vanished twin sister, trying to discover what has become of her.

In terms of gameplay and content, this is exactly the experience the Vive was made for. The player interacts with everything , even her inventory, in a very natural way, from picking up and manipulating objects to opening and closing containers to loading cassettes into a Walkman Talkman to throwing and catching items to shaking glowsticks to manually loading a flaregun. Curiosity is encouraged and rewarded, and the player will make use of the full range of her play space, vertical as well as horizontal.

The story is engaging, and the graphical and auditory effects are beautiful and immersive.

The only thing that makes me hesitate to recommend this title is the conjunction of its length and price. At the time of this writing, it is priced at 28€, and it takes 60-90 minutes to play from beginning to end - potentially a bit longer if you take more time to complete the puzzles and dexterity challenges, or if you explore and examine everything exhaustively. If it were either significantly longer or substantially less expensive (both of which I understand that subsequent episodes will be), I would be harping on and on about it to all my friends, relatives, and casual acquaintances, and relentlessly nagging them to buy and play it.

As it is, The Gallery: Call of the Starseed is a fantastic experience, and I heartily recommend it to those who feel it's an adequate value.

Gameplay and mechanics are solid! I love how you grab you backpack and put it away. There have been 3 times in VR where I have had a HOLY **** moment. I am proud to say this title was the 3rd one. Characters are pretty cool. Main character could use some more voice presence in my opinion. I can not reccomend this title enough. Episode 2 is highly anticipated!

For one episode it may seem expensive but there is currently no other game like it. Loved every minute of it and will pay the same for future episodes if they continue to have same quality of visuals, music and acting. More, more, more!!

Still loving it! Can't wait to play episode 2.

Episode terminé en 3 heures en prenant mon temps. Mais quelles heures !! On sent un travail de design méticuleux et une vraie profondeur cinématographique qui rendent ce jeu inoubliable. J'ai pu ressentir une certaine nostalgie des jeux d'aventure des années 90 en le parcourant (Amiga !) le tout allié à une technologie de pointe : la réalité virtuelle en roomscale. Impatient de découvrir la suite. A 27,99 euros vu le travail abattu par les dévellopeurs foncez c'est le plus beau jeu sur HTC Vive !

MAJ du 10/01/2017 : le jeu est désormais à l'excellent prix de 19,99 euros ! il reste ma plus magnifique expérience ludique sur HTC Vive après 9 mois passés sur la VR.

Very well done adventure game with puzzles in it. Big price tag but very, very worth it in my opinion. Graphics are 10/10 -
I was just stunned at the end.

the problems i find with it is that it has no smooth locomotion or smooth rotation
also its just really buggy

This was probably an amazing experience when it first launched in 2016 but playing it in 2021 it's a big disappointment.

Locomotion needs to be added, they've put that in Episode 2 so I don't see what is stopping them.

I recommend to skip this and go straight to the second episode, which is supposed to be better (I'm trying it tomorrow).

Is it fun the first time? Yes.
Is it pretty? Yes.
Are the puzzles challenging and fun? Meh.
Is it worth $20, or even $5 on sale? Not in a million years.
If you've got a functioning brain all the puzzles should just breeze by and you're left with about one hour of gameplay, maybe 2 and a half if you explore and do everything. As much as I like the aesthetics and the world they've set up, I feel like a price tag of $30 (What I paid for on release) should get you 5 episodes, not one.

This is a very nice looking game, very polished and very atmospheric. However, it has terrible value for money. Episode 1 is just under 2 hours long and just includes a couple of (admitedly clever) puzzles. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a fantastic VR experience and it's doing everything right, except the pricing. If the trend continues, by Ep 3 you would have paid more than for a AAA title but for far less content.

Игра может и хорошая но она на отрез не хочет запускаться и повисает при запуске, разбираться часами что с игрой не так я не собираюсь, не за это я деньги платил. Вернул деньги.

Wondeful little game, demonstrating the capabilities of VR, as well as perhaps the most immersive VR game I have come across thus far.

Superbe expérience VR.
Très court, très simple en revanche. Mais aussi très beau et très VR (prise en main des objets etc...).

Mais le gros point noir: absence de version française ET même pas de sous titres en anglais...
Or les audios sont des "cassettes", autant vous dire que c'est juste incompréhensible.

On attends la suite, mais pour moi sans sous titres, ca sera exclus.

=> "WITHOUT ENGLISH (OR EVEN BETTER FRENCH) SUBTITLES, NO EPISODE II"

The best VR experience I have had thus far. It brings in great story telling, interactive cinematics, great voice acting, awesome puzzles that were challenging but not impossible. There weren't any bugs, and the sound design was amazing. I can't wait for the next episode. The gallery is exactly what VR needs and when we start seeing this at a bigger scale, it'll be the go to for VR enthusiasts.

movement - is ONE! ONE blink movement, and it is very ugly.
do not buy this game

Fun and interesting story. finished the game in 100 mins. not worth the price. would recommend if game was longer or if the price was half.

This is hands down one of the best experiences in vr. When I got to the end I just sat in the tunnel for several minutes, stunned and speachless, wanting more...I cannot wait for episode 2. Great job guys!

good stuff, one of the best vr games.

Fantastic visuals, some of the best scenes currently in VR.

Puzzles are good, mostly because of the use of nicely made objects in the environment and their fit with the narrative.

Like most early VR titles many will say its a bit short / too expensive. I think it's more than ok - quality experience & worth the buy.

Definitely getting the next one.

Come on, $20 for 93 minutes of gameplay? Obduction was 30 and I got 11 hours out of it.

The worst part about this is, that 93 minutes was the best VR experience I've had to date. The art and sound design are fantastic. Not to mention the best inventory system I've seen in any game. The story draws you in with intrigue and mystery but as soon as it feels like it's getting started, it ends.

I'm psyched about the next episode, but I'm absolutely waiting for a sale before picking it up, if each episode is only going to be under two hours.

Schönes Spiel. Allerdings sehr kurz. Ich hatte es nach knapp 2 Stunden durch.
Bereuen tue ich den Kauf jedoch nicht. Die Fortbewegung ist mit einer art teleportation gelöst. Beim Teleportieren kann die Blickrichtung neu eingestellt werden. Scheinbar geht jedoch das ausrichten des Headsets nicht. Was mich dann dazu gezwungen hatte, das ganze Spiel durch zu stehen. Ist allerdings bei der kurzen dauer nicht wirklich ein Problem.
In diesem Spiel gibt es keine Kämpfe oder horrorähnliche Szenarien. Was ich als sehr angenehm empfinde(bin dann doch ein kleiner Feigling). Es wird durchgehend Englisch gesprochen.
In einer Szene hat sich das Spiel "aufgehängt". Ich musste das Spiel beenden und neustarten damit es in der Story dann weiterging. Dafür musste ich dann ein Rätsel wiederholen, was dann aber auch nicht so lange gedauert hatte, da einmal gelöste Rätsel sich leicht und schnell erneut lösen lassen.
Da kommen wir dann auch zum Wiederspielwert. Der ist so gut wie nicht vorhanden. Es ist eine Story mit hoher Immersion und einigen Rätseln. Ich freue mich riesig auf den zweiten Teil, den ich in den nächsten Tagen starten werde.
Viel Spaß mit dem Spiel!

Too short to be worth the price point, especially when so much of the time I'd spent waiting for someone to finish talking or riding on elevators/platforms. The "story" of the game barely gives you any clue as to what's going on and is mostly told through difficult-to-hear audiotapes. The puzzles are mundane. They're mostly a set of "pick up these thinges and put them here" tasks or a "find the numbers" games.

I'm just glad this came bundled with my Vive. I doubt I will be playing any future episodes if they don't drop the price or significantly change the game.

This has to be one of the most premium / polished titles currently available for the VIVE. I absolutely love it. There are few glitches here and there and it keeps forcing me to re-do the tutorial but on the whole it is pretty good. Yes it is short for a $30 game but when you consider how much games cost to make VS the installed VR customer base I think this can be easily forgiven. Good work Cloudhead!

The game is still fine in 2021. I mean it did not age really in the best way...but it is still enjoyable because the puzzles and physics are cool enough. Interaction and graphic-wise it feels VERY old (it's one of the early VR games...) and the teleport system is a pain in the wrists. But nevertheless I would recommend it still in 2021 during a sale.

I held off on playing this game, so I passed the 2 week refund deadline. I have an Oculus Rift S and advancing in the game requires throwing objects to hit certain targets. The game presents a huge problem in this regard when using a Rift S. It seems that the furthest you can throw an object is a few feet and getting it to go in the proper direction is almost impossible. I played the game for 40 minutes or so and when I couldn't advance due to the "throwing" issue I requested a refund. Steam offered no latitude since I owned it for more than two weeks. That's the policy. End of story. Doesn't matter if I have made tons of other purchases from Steam. I definitely do not recommend this game for anyone who is using an Oculus product.

Echoing what a few people have already said, this is an adventure game but the fact that it's in VR, you are standing and you can use your hands makes it truly compelling on a level I've never experienced.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself and constantly lost track of where I was in real life because presence kept kicking in.

A couple of downsides though. One, the way the camera adjusted up and down in height depending on what you are standing on is extremely uncomfortable with me and the only time I've experienced motion sickness with my Vive. Granted this is the only game that that has different Heights in room scale that I've played but if it's for immersion reasons I'm two floating hands that cast shadows, having my view locked to a height to avoid screwy motion sicknesses on each blink would be OK.
Two, the price. If it's going to be 30 dollars per episode (!!!) then this will become the classic "wait till it's on sale" game for VR because that's a hilariously high price for what is good, but very short amount of enjoyment.

The Gallery is one of the Vive's big launch titles, and it shows. The game has a very noticeable level of polish and production values, and the visual quality is probably the best I've seen in the Vive so far. There's a lot of things in the environment that can be interacted with, and even if something isn't related to a puzzle it can be a lot of fun just messing with things, like throwing beer cans at rocks and watching them fizz around or cooking popcorn on a campfire. As a first episode of a larger series, a typical playthrough will last maybe 1 or 2 hours, but it can easily go more depending on how much you like to interact with the environment. My only complaint is that the checkpoint system is somewhat lacking, and if you encounter a bug or something that makes you quit the game you can sometimes find yourself replaying a lot of gameplay, particularly in the longer early areas. But the game is so good that you probably won't want to quit anyways, so barring the rare glitch it isn't much of a problem.

Классная игра

Too short for the price!

The Gallery is a VR pioneer: it is refined in terms of graphics AND gameplay AND story. That makes it so special.
Just play it. Take your time on your journey. You won't regret it.

One of the best story telling experiences I have played. Is it worth 20 bucks? No, it's way too short for that with its 1 to 2 hours of playtime! I would say 10 bucks max would be fine for this intro chapter of the main game series! But... its a really well made and polished vr experience, a must see for every enthusiast!

This is BY FAR the best you can get out of the Vive at this time.

I've played a lot of games for the first week that I own this device, but this just blew my mind.
It's the first time for me that puzzles and story and great staging comes together to form an experience that makes me believe that VR can actually be here to stay.

Seriously, if you have a Vive, get this! Can't wait for the next episodes.

One thing to note is that the pricing is of course very heavy if you think of the playtime and the fact that this is just the first episode. But the fact that the target audience for VR is still so small probably gives the developers no other choice. However i'm pretty sure that they don't expect us to pay 150$ for the full game. Not gonna happen.

This series (including the sequel, which is better but still underwhelming) hasn't aged well and there are plenty of better VR first-person adventure/puzzle games out there. The graphics still look great, but the puzzles are weak and the story is completely throwaway. Episode 1 in particular also feels very dated controls-wise and took me a grand total of 90 minutes to complete (Episode 2 took me about 3 hours, but with a bunch of tedious backtracking in exchange). Worth a look on a deep discount only.

Super short, and has a very weird locomotion mechanic. Doesn't have snap turning; you have to aim at the ground and rotate the stick if you want to turn. I had to use 3rd party controller bindings to make it at least a decent experience. I can't believe that these are the same developers who made The Lab.

This game was the reason I bought a Vive. Unfortunetely 20$ for less than two hours of playtime with 3 puzzles =not enough content to recommend at this price.

Too short~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~but it's okay for the price

Fun game! Some of the puzzles are a bit tricky. Good acting, fun to play.

플레이시간 1시간 ~ 1시간30분정도로 가격에 비해 많이 짧다

퍼즐요소는 영어만 된다면 많이 쉬움

이동 수단이 텔레포트밖에 없어서 아쉽다

그래픽은 예쁘게 되어있고 성우 연기도 나쁘진 않음

정가에 사긴 좀 그렇고 할인할 때 사면 후회하지는 않을거다

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This is not a review yet.
This is a WARNING:
When playing this game, make sure to NOT have any breakable stuff at your ceiling or really anywhere near your play space.
I just managed to break one of the glass bowls of my ceiling lamp with a VIVE wand,
by trying to throw something straight up.
(And I even was thinking about, if my ceiling was high enough before doing it.
I thought it was. But it wasn't...)
1 Year VR, and this game is the first one to cause casualties.
So be mindful, guys...

Review will follow. If I still have a light in my room by then...

Possibly the best VR game yet, can't wait for episode 2 so I can get lost in this world once again. Only thing it's missing in my opinion is proper redirected movement locomotion as moving by rotating the play space and walking everywhere was my favorite way to move around this world, as it's rich and beautiful while not too huge to discourage exploration through physical walking.

An episodic puzzle adventure game where you pay per episode. Really bad stutter issues at times that cause really bad VR-sickness and no real fix has been added yet other than "downgrade your drivers". Its a beautiful game, but not worth $120+ for all episodes. Dont fall for the hype.

Really mixed feelings with this..

Pros: Good little story, Fun puzzles.

♥♥♥♥: There is like 2 puzzles, 1-2 interactive things, and the story is maybe 40mins long.

The main length of the game is you just walking around and solving the puzzles. The creators are VERY talented and they should use that talent to make a full game! 20 Bucks for a story that would take 10mins to replay, 30 bucks for what I hear is more of the same. ugh.. It starts to feel like I'm being used.

Yes, it is short but sweet, but the most impressive VR game i've played so far and peaks at the end. It is roughly 2 hours long but you could definately explore the areas longer than that. I can see why people are hesitant about the price but there is not a lot on offer in VR at the moment and even if there was I would still 100% recommend this game! I feel that I cant play a 2d adventure game again!

Took me about 2 hours to complete. Visually this game is stunning. Cool story but it ends right when things start getting explained. Yes it is a bit high pricewise ($20) but still if you are comparing this VR game to other VR games and not regular AAA titles (or even regular non-VR indie titles) then the $20 price is fine.

Can't wait for Episode 2. Also there will probably be a sale when Episode 2 comes out (just a guess) so if you don't have the game yet I would wait a little longer, unless you have nothing else to play in VR and are itching for something quality.

I really enjoyed this game (once I became comfortable with the awkward navigation scheme). The environments, music, sound, and visual effects were top notch. Highly recommend.

Guy's this is utter emersive genius, I absolutely loved it! keep up the good work! Can't wait for the next installment!!!

I really enjoyed this game! Shout out to all GTX 780 Users, the game run without major issues on my card. It only juddered when the bounarys from the vive showed up, just stay away from the walls and you are fine.

Great game, way to short, but worth the premium!

Please keep the quality at this level for the next episode, but harden the puzzles a little bit.

Constant tracking jitters while playing, view jumps around. I have not had any issues with any other VR games until I tried this.

I tried everything to get this to work well. Disabling camera, Minimizing desktop window. Resetting with Nvidia control panel and Lower in-game settings. I am on i7 with with GTX 970 drivers are up to date.

Another thing of note is when walking around, the world will rise and fall depending on the level of what you are standing on (really bad on uneven terrain). This vertical motion on top of jittering issue makes me sick. (Note: I am fine playing Hover Junkers) They could easily fix this by locking height when not teleporting.

This first Episode of The Gallery introduces you to the characters and gives a background story to the much better second Episode. Since the price is relatively high compared to playtime (~2h if you like mucking about with the environment), I recommend getting this on sale. Or simply buy this to support the creators, they're doing an amazing job on keeping VR relevant.

Personally I really liked this experience. The assets are gorgeous, the music is atmospheric and the world building is engrossing (you get a feel for the world through recordings, notes and subtle hints). There's a mystery to unravel and some (not too hard) puzzles to solve. Once you're done, be sure to check out the second Episode.

This game is very short. I see that I have 1.8 hours on record and I beat the game. I wasn't trying to go fast at all either. I took my time, explored everywhere, tried to find everything and really milked the experience. And even still, I finished it in less than 2 hours.

Since it's a story game, there is very little replay value, so I'm probably done with the game now.

I do recommed this game because it's fun, but I regret paying $30 for it. I would really recommend waiting for it to go on sale, or wait for the next chapter to release and hope that they offer a bundle with discounted pricing.

Genau dafür ist VR gemacht...

gleich als ich das Tutorial hinter mir hatte wußte ich das sich da Jemand mächtig ins Zeug gelegt hat,
da kamen Erinnerungen zu "Half-Life 1" auf...Habe damals das Intro von "Half-Life 1" bei einen Freund gesehen
und wußte: "Genau das ist es was ich will !"
Sehr gute Soundeffekte passend zum Spielgeschehen und eine virtuelle Welt mit guter Grafik und Interaktivität,
die Steuerung ist unprobelmatisch und schnell in "Fleisch & Blut" übergegangen.
Die Story ist gut und löst eine Stimmung aus Neugier und Unbehagen aus was einen da wohl erwartet,
die Rätsel nicht zu schwer so das Frust aufkommen würde.

Doch das wichtigste für mich ist wenn man merkt das es gelungen ist "Leidenschaft" in das
Produkt zu packen, es sind viele Kleinigkeiten die so etwas ausmachen können...
Hier merkt man einfach das Jemand bzw. ein Team für eine Sache "gebrannt hat" von der Idee bis zur
Umsetzung.
Habe jetzt 19.99€ bezahlt und das geht in Ordnung für den Umfang und Spieldauer.

Absolute Empfehlung von mir und hoffentlich bald mehr davon...
Übrigens...Ich mag den "Tony Talkman" ;-)

Update 16.04.17
Mittlerweile lese ich immer mehr negative Bewertungen wegen der Preis-Leistunggestaltung...
Das kann ich nicht wirklich verstehen wer 800€ und mehr für eines der ersten VR-Systeme ausgibt und sich dann über 19,99 € aufregt wegen der zu kurzen Spieldauer. Das ganze ist ja eh noch in den "Kinderschuhen", in 10 Jahren wird man wahrscheinlich über die 1. HTC-VIVE müde lächeln.
Wenn ich überlege was man sonst so für 20€ bekommt habe ich keine Bauchschmerzen damit...

This has to be one of the better VR adventure titles available. While episode one is rather short, the puzzles are straight forward and fit with the story line. The graphics, storyline, music are all top notch. Movement is via “blink” which some may complain, but with the ability to set orientation makes it acceptable. Moving on to Episode 2 which continues the story with great anticipation.

A narrative experience that reminds me of classic PC adventure games, just in first person and VR. Plenty of interactions and puzzles, interesting environments, intriguing characters, atmosphere. I enjoyed it quite a bit indeed, and then revisited a number of times to get achievements, a nice motivator to explore the surroundings even further. Good times.

A great VR experience. Very intuitive controls and a great engrossing story/experience. At less than 2 hours of game play most being exploration/puzzle solving, there isn't a lot of reply, but a really good experience to play through once.

The second episode is set to come out later this year and I'm really looking forward to it.

Overall pretty good, though the nav needs a bit of work and the achievements, well they are kinda pointless.

Excellent VR experience, can't wait for the next chapter.

A nicely polished game with a little VR-playground built in, nice graphics and soundtrack... but it's way to short! Paying 30€ for literally four riddles is too much - and no fancy or even awe-inspiring level- or gamedesign can change that, IMHO. About 8-10€ would be a fair price.

Note: My 2.8 hrs playtime resulted from two people playing the whole game AND some idle time.

CONCLUSION:
Fun and polished game but way too expensive. Buy it anyway and you'll have about one hour fun for your bucks.

The price might never come down, but surely a bundle will come out eventually. If there ends up being 10 episodes (each lasting about an hour), that would be €300 with no price reduction, and I just can't see them charging that much for a bundle.

So I was going to wait to buy it, but people kept saying: "OMG, the last 10-15 minutes are amazing! This is exactly what is finally made possible by VR!" and I was like: "Ah, that sounds like there's a big twist! I better experience the first big VR twist and have my mind blown, before someone spoils it!" I had all kinds of ideas for twists that could only be done in VR where you suddenly realize everything is different than what you thought.

Well, there's no twist. This is fine, since it's only the very first part of a story, so it doesn't need a twist. But that means it can't be spoiled, so you don't have to buy this now. You're not taking any risk. There's no chance of you having your experienced ruined, because of something you hear or read somewhere.

As many other people have pointed out, everything is high quality, but the game contains one actual puzzle that will take you more than 30 seconds to solve and you will likely finish the entire game in an hour. (I spent longer than that due to technical problems. If you have a GTX 780 make sure you downgrade to driver version 364.51 before playing. This will fix the chaperone frame drop problems.)

So, I would definitely recommend you wait for a sale or for a bundle with multiple episodes to come out before you buy this. It's impossible to spoil, so you're not taking any risks by waiting.

One of the early VR Games
Well done and nice grafics but way to short for the price.
So wait for a sale and take a look.

Okay, Professor, thanks for the help, I guess,,, 

Une capture d'écran de The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed

Par : ArgRIB

Never wrote a review on a Steamgame, but now i feel like i have to write something even if its short.

Runs a bit sloppy with my 1080 and had to figure out the best ss settings.

The Game starts very slow, but the End is the best VR experience ive ever had.

Its just mindblowing and i really cant wait for the next episode.

This end will make you addicted.

The attention to detail in this game is simply amazing. The developers clearly love their work!
Engaging puzzles, beautiful environments, great voice acting, a compelling plot - proof of what can be accomplished in VR if you put a LOT of work in. My only regret is that I can't play more.

Call of the Starseed is a great, but short game. Normally, I'd say $30 is a steep price for a 2 hour game, but in this case I consider it an investment in Cloudhead Games' future. My hope is that they learned a lot from making episode 1, and that in episode 2, they can focus on making more content rather than figuring out what works and what doesn't in a VR game.

I have never felt so scammed in my life. 20 dollars for a prologue that lasts 2 hours at a maximum? I got the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ bundle and I'm too far in for a refund, so we'll see if Ep. 2 is another overpriced 2 hours of gameplay. Even if it is, I don't recommend getting this game.

Beautiful game , cool interactions. Until you pass the tutorial, and teleport a few times. Got missed frame all over the board... Stood still for a while then it stopped, teleported a few times then missing frames again...
GTX980 and a framerate that made me spew chunks. I hope they fix this when episode 2 hits. I do want to play this so will give it one more try then.

I've owned my Vive for about a month now so the facination you get of simply being in VR is gone. This game is not meant for someone who has owned their vive for this long. Since looking around and playing with objects on the ground doesn't give me the satisfaction of a $30 title. I can honestly say I didnt attempt to rush through this game before the refund period, there just isn't enough gameplay to keep me within the incredibly small world that has been presented.

While the story is engaging, abiet extremely ambigous, it did give me goose bumps, but there was little interactivity when I did get to those points. Simply pointing and pulling the trigger does not keep me entertained for the last 15 minutes of gameplay. I sadly can't recommend this title at a $30 price tag.

However, if you enjoy having other people experience the vive for the first time, then this title ranks up there with The Lab in terms of quality with more of a focus on visuals and story experience. This is quite simply a high quality demo of what can be accomplished on the vive when it comes to telling an interactive story.

Game took me just over an hour blind to beat. The puzzles were fine, this is a bit out of my genre, but I usually figure out things relatively quickly. Visually this game is gorgeous; and has top notch voice acting. The story was acceptable, but was not anything that 'blew' me away. I'll be checking out episode 2 when it's on sale though; and hope they finish the series off.

I will say; I HATED that teleport is the only movement method. I get that when this came out that was the preferred method, and was following the VALVE 'Never make the player move' Idea.

But as a VR vet of over a year now; it just feels limiting.

I would recommend this game on sale; probably not if it is full price. (Unless you really want to support VR, or the devs)

I realy don't know what to say. It's one of the most immersive VR games, this episode is ruined by lack if content. The whole series is just too slow to release, and still no episode 3 (does this remind you of something?). I recomend this game , if you get it on sale, otherwise its just not worth it.
The game has so little content and it tries to mitigate that by (atleast for me) frustrating puzzles.
Plot:
Your sister gone missing, find her. Start out on a beach, look around, shoot some bells, find key, enter maze, exit maze, catch some stuff without it falling, fiblnd some stuff and put it into right place, collect stuff in zero G (COOL) and put the stuff into the right sockets (frustrating for me). And a cutscene, after wich the credits roll.

Performance is very good on a min spec. GPU (GTX1060 6 Gb). Other specs. are ab i7 7700k, 16 Gb RAM

TLDR: Good game, but short. Not worth the asking price. Get it on sale.

This should really be free, or come bundled with Episode 2. It's good, but 90 minutes ain't twenty dollars good.

нравится не нравится, короткая длинная, но такие проекты конечно надо поощрять очень красивая графика